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1957 : the year that launched the American future / Eric Burns.

Summary:

"In 1957, America turned its back on its earlier self and jumped headlong into the nation it has become today. From Sputnik and the beginning of the space race to Little Richard and the underappreciated influence of rock n' roll in bringing blacks and whites closer together, to President Eisenhower's Interstate Highway Act, which forever changed the landscape, 1957 represents the year when all of the energy and anxiety that had followed the end of World War II exploded. In compelling stories from politics, pop culture, business, and the media, Eric Burns captures the excitement of a headspinning year and the lingering fallout that continues to resonate seven decades later. For baby boomers seeking to relive their formative years or readers seeking a window into midcentury America, 1957 provides a highly readable tour through one of the most fascinating years in American history"--Google Books.

Record details

ISBN: 1538139952
ISBN: 9781538139950
Physical Description: viii, 291 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 2020.
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-259) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The mad bomber of New York -- The committee -- From Apalachin to Havana -- Highways to everywhere -- The design of an era -- The vagina in the grille -- Highways to nowhere -- Blacks against whites -- Whites with blacks -- Moving stories -- The man who believed in God -- The woman who believed in Man -- Gang wars on Broadway -- The youngest monster -- The successes of failure -- Muttnik -- Kaputnik -- The return of the Preacher Man.