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What do Woodstock, the Barbie doll, Aretha Franklin, the miniskirt, and the Black Panthers have in common? Each, in some way, helped to define a period of great change in American life. The decade that started with the election of the young President John Kennedy would end with race riots and violent protest of the war in Vietnam. Author Stephen Feinstein describes the triumphs, tragedies, fads, and fashions of the decade. From Martin Luther King, Jr. to bell bottoms, from the moon landing to the Beatles, Feinstein examines the people and events that made this decade one of the most unique periods in American history.
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School Library Journal Review
Gr 4-8-Miniskirts and leisure suits, Vietnam War protests, and the first Earth Day are some of the selected significant highlights of these tumultuous decades. Information appears in a few paragraphs and in substantial picture captions almost amounting to full sidebars. Large, archival black-and-white photographs, many with jagged or faded edges or with a subject cut out against the pages, give the volumes the look of a scrapbook or yearbook. While none of the topics are presented in great detail, enough facts are offered to give readers at least a glimpse at life in these times. With an emphasis on the United States, memorable events and personalities are arranged in categories such as "Lifestyles, Fashion, and Fads"; "The Arts and Entertainment"; "Sports"; "Politics at Home and Abroad"; "Environmental Issues"; and "Science, Technology, and Medicine." These headings work for the most part. However, in The 1970s, the short pieces on Black Pride, Hispanic-American Pride, the American Indian Movement, and Women's Liberation appear in the "Lifestyles, Fashion, and Fads" section. Overall, the tone is breezier than in the "Our Century" series (Gareth Stevens, 1993). Internet sites listed seem well chosen to provide more in-depth information on a few of the major events mentioned in the texts and about each decade as a whole.-Ann G. Brouse, Big Flats Branch Library, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
These formulaic books provide superficial overviews of these four decades in U.S. history, looking briefly at fashion, culture, entertainment, politics, social issues, and scientific advances. The books lack depth but will give readers a general understanding of each period. Drab black-and-white photographs, sometimes crowded onto the pages, accompany Feinstein's breezy texts. A time line is included in each book. Bib., ind. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Booklist Review
Gr. 4^-7. From the Decades of the 20th Century series comes this look at a revolutionary decade. There's not much organization here. The information is loosely arranged by topic: lifestyles, fashion, fads, politics at home and abroad, etc. Within each of the topics, there is a catchall of topics: Woodstock, free love, and "the Mini and the Maxi: A Tale of Two Skirts" are all mixed together in the "Lifestyles" section with other paragraphs of information about movie and television highlights. The text is well written, crisp and to the point. It's illustrated with black-and-white photos, many cut out, which makes for a casual design. This is more for browsers than report writers, but it is interesting reading. See the Series Roundup for titles on the 1970s and 1980s. Ilene Cooper
