02677oam 2200505 450 991079087840332120190911112720.01-78539-242-51-61925-249-X(OCoLC)861693007(MiFhGG)GVRL8GPK(EXLCZ)99255000000115166620140903h20132013 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrThis is who we were in the 1960sAmenia, NY :Grey House Publishing,[2013]�20131 online resource (x, 607 pages) illustrations, maps, portraitsGale eBooks"Based on material from Grey House Publishing's Working American Series by Scott Derks.""Our jobs -- Our clothes -- Our leisure -- Our day to day -- What we paid for rent & food -- What we read -- What we watched -- What we ate -- How we travelled -- Plus: U.S. Census comparisons & rankings and state-by-state census data"--Cover.1-61925-248-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.""Table of Contents ""; ""Section One: Profiles ""; ""Section Two: Historical Snapshot ""; ""Section Three: Economy of the Times ""; ""Section Four: All Around US ""; ""Section Five: Census Data ""; ""Index ""Takes a look at the decade in America when demonstrations were commonplace and traditional values were questioned and presents American history through the eyes and ears of everyday Americans. Representing all classes, dozens of occupations, and all regions of the country, this book includes 30 profiles of individuals and families--their life at home, on the job, and in their neighborhood--with lots of photos and historical images of the time, including the African American in Washington, D.C. who taught himself how to win a gold medal for weight lifting in the 1960s Olympics, to the Nashville country music record producer who signed Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, and Chet Atkins.Nineteen sixtiesUnited StatesEconomic conditions1961-1971United StatesSocial conditions1960-1980United StatesCivilization1945-United StatesHistory1961-1969United StatesSocial life and customs20th centuryNineteen sixties.330.973Derks Scott1475653Grey House Publishing, Inc.MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910790878403321This is who we were3689902UNINA