Cultural history of the United States through the decades
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1) The 1900s
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.9 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
128 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of the United States in the first decade of the twentieth century, including daily life, labor relations, the conservation movement, and transportation.
2) The 1910s
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.2 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
128 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes aspects of the political, economic, and cultural life of the United States between 1910 and 1919 including the Progressive Movement, World War I, and the silent film.
3) The 1920s
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.9 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
128 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of the United States in the 1920s, including prohibition, the higher standard of living, the Teapot Dome scandal, barnstorming, and flappers.
4) The 1930s
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
128 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of the United States in the troubled 1930s, focusing on the Depression, the Dust Bowl phenomenon, formation of labor unions, the rise of organized crime, and the Golden Age of radio.
5) The 1940s
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
128 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of one of the pivotal decades of the twentieth century, a period of transition and crisis for the nation and for its citizens.
6) The 1950s
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
127 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of the United States in the 1950s, including the effects of the Cold War, the civil rights movement, television, music, art, science, and technology.
7) The 1960s
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.3 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
144 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the political, historical, and cultural life of the United States in the 1960s, including the space race, civil rights, the Vietnam War, and the counterculture as reflected in music and the arts.
8) The 1970s
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
128 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of the United States in the 1970s, including Vietnam, race relations, feminism, the environment, fashion, music, television, and film.
9) The 1980s
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
128 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the political, historical, and cultural life of the United States in the 1980s, including the end of communism, the Iran-Contra affair, and pop culture of the time.
10) The 1990s
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.1 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
128 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the political, historical, and cultural life of the United States in the 1990s.