This is Who We Were: In the 1950s

Publisher Grey House Publishing

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Grey House Publishing

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Copyright

2013

ISBN13

9781619251809

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eBook

Grade Level

12th+

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Overview

This is Who We Were, provides the reader with a deeper understanding of day to day life in America in 1950. this new series is sure to be of value as both a serious research tool for students of American history as well as an intriguing climb up America's family tree. The richly-illustrated text provides an interesting way to study a truly unique time in American history.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Table of Contents.
Essay on the 1950s.
Introduction.
Profiles.
1: Phone Company Veteran.
2: Former Slave and Proud Matriarch.
3: Gi-Bill Navy Enlistee.
4: Italian Immigrant and Business Executive.
5: Olympic Hurdler.
6: Korean War Hero.
7: Family Life in the Military.
8: Jewish Immigrants from Poland.
9: Mothers Against Comic Books.
10: Father of Fm Radio.
11: Yale Scholar from Jackson Hole.
12: Family Doctor.
13: Wealthy Benefactor for New Jersey Girls.
14: French Fry Entrepreneur.
15: Las Vegas Casino Operator.
16: From Sugar Plantation to New York City.
17: Environmentalist in Utah.
18: Race Car Driver.
19: Single Mother Teaches in Florida.
20: Typical American Teenager—from Poland.
21: Television Fanatics.
22: Young Carpenter.
23: Actress in West Side Story.
24: Cotton Broker.
25: Mother and Phonics Advocate.
26: Hungarian Student Refugee.
27: Grape Juice Company Sales Manager.
28: Jazz Musician.
29: Competitive Bowler.
30: Single Young Hairdresser.
31: Science Teacher in the Age of Sputnik.
32: Rock ‘n’ Roll Careen from Prison.
33: Inventor of the Microchip.
34: Hospital Worker and Union Organizer.
Historical Snapshot.
35: Early 1950s.
36: Mid 1950s.
37: Late 1950s.
Economy of the Times.
38: Consumer Expenditures.
39: Annual Income, Standard Jobs.
40: Selected Prices.
All Around Us.
41: The Nature of the Enemy Editorial, Life, February 27, 1950 The Elemental Fact of 1950.
42: U.S. Will Base Road Building on War Needs New York Herald Tribune, November 11, 1950.
43: TOPS Take off Pounds Life Magazine, 1951.
44: Marriage Is a Way of Life, by Amy A. McGregor, Nautilus Magazine, March 1951.
45: The World of Children by Peter Cardozo, Good Housekeeping, February 1951.
46: The Grass Roots of Opera in America, Colleges and Universities Set the Pace in Creating Opera Centers Throughout the U.S. by H. W. Hinesheimer, The Etude, December 1951.
47: Teenomania by Marion Walker, Alcaro, September
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This is Who We Were: In the 1950s

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