Daily Life in 1950s America

Synopsis

Placing The Era Firmly Within The American Experience, This Reference Illuminates What Daily Life Was Really Like In The 1950s, Including For People From The Other America--those Outside The Prosperous, White Middle Class. * Illustrates How A Seemingly Uneventful Decade Defined Today's World * Includes Helpful Historical Overview For Each Section By Placing It In Context * Contains Academic References And Suggestions For Further Reading In Each Section * Illuminates The Era's Tastes Through Appendices Of 1950s Slang, Award-winners, And Best-sellers * Leads Readers Toward Other Works To Broaden Their Understanding In A Bibliography