Historical Dictionary of the 1950s

by James S. Olson and James Stuart Olson

Today, Americans look back nostalgically at the 1950s, an era when television and rock and roll revolutionized popular culture, and Vietnam, race riots, drug abuse, and protest movements were still in the future. With homes in the suburbs, new automobiles, and the latest electrical gadgets, many Americans believed they were the most prosperous people on earth. Yet the era was tainted by the fear of thermonuclear war with the Soviet Union, deepening...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313306192
• ISBN13: 9780313306198
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12