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Recommendation for books/documents about 1950s America?

Asked by Mimishu1995 (23630points) November 22nd, 2013
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It seems that documents about that time period are so scarce (or is it because of me?) Can you help me?

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lx102303's avatar

I thought that “The Fifties” (ISBN 9780679415596) By David Halberstam was an excellent book about the 1950s .
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jaytkay's avatar

I don;t know how many libraries still have their bound volumes of old magazines, but if you can find them, Life magazine would be a great start.

Update: I just found that Google books has all the issues from 1935 to 1972. But if you can find paper copies, it’s a lot better. It was large format, and they had a fantastic staff of photographers.

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Judi's avatar

I think it’s no longer considered politically correct but I loved reading Black Like Me when I was a kid.
I think The Outsiders was from that time period too.

Mimishu1995's avatar

@Unbroken Sorry. I should have mentioned it. I want to know about the 1950’s life and culture (what people wear, behave… things like that)

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