LEADER 02677oam 2200505 450 001 9910790878403321 005 20190911112720.0 010 $a1-78539-242-5 010 $a1-61925-249-X 035 $a(OCoLC)861693007 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL8GPK 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001151666 100 $a20140903h20132013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aThis is who we were $ein the 1960s 210 1$aAmenia, NY :$cGrey House Publishing,$d[2013] 210 4$d?2013 215 $a1 online resource (x, 607 pages) $cillustrations, maps, portraits 225 0 $aGale eBooks 300 $a"Based on material from Grey House Publishing's Working American Series by Scott Derks." 300 $a"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. 311 $a1-61925-248-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""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 "" 330 $aTakes 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. 606 $aNineteen sixties 607 $aUnited States$xEconomic conditions$y1961-1971 607 $aUnited States$xSocial conditions$y1960-1980 607 $aUnited States$xCivilization$y1945- 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$y1961-1969 607 $aUnited States$xSocial life and customs$y20th century 615 0$aNineteen sixties. 676 $a330.973 701 $aDerks$b Scott$01475653 712 02$aGrey House Publishing, Inc. 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790878403321 996 $aThis is who we were$93689902 997 $aUNINA