The 1950s from the Korean War to Elvis

by Stephen Feinstein

Book Overview

Dwight David Eisenhower, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Beatniks, Marilyn Monroe, the suburbs, and Sputnik are just a few of the many people, things, and events that helped shape this decade, a period of great contrast in American life. Often seen as the period of poodle skirts, family values, and the birth of rock 'n' roll, this time period was much more. Author Stephen Feinstein examines the decade that not only introduced the world to Elvis Presley...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766014274
• ISBN13: 9780766014275
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.1" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher