Recollections of the 1950s: Home, Family and New Horizons

by Stephen F. Kelly

The 1950s saw a major shift in the lifestyles of many in Britain. The austerity that had dogged the 1940s after the end of the Second World War began to give way to better times. Employment levels rose to new heights, white consumer goods appeared in shop windows for the first time, television replaced the radio in most homes, rock and roll was born, the National Health Service provided free health care to the nation, more children went to grammar...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1803993774
• ISBN13: 9781803993775
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 322 Pages