3 Volumes 1,188 Pages 640 Articles 70 Illustrations,     Maps and Charts 300+ Photos Further Readings Cross-References 16 Appendices Detailed Time Line Personages Index Glossary (including slang) Annotated Bibliography Annotated Website List Time Line Photo Index Comprehensive Subject List Articles Brown v. Board of Education Elvis Presley Flying saucers I Love Lucy Douglas MacArthur Mercury space program Nixon's "Checkers" speech Organized crime Television in Canada 3-D movies Other Elements Publisher's Note Index Table of Contents    Click here to view an    Adobe Acrobat version    of a few sample articles    from this set.    Click here to view an    Acrobat descriptive flier    about this title and    closely-related titles. The purchase of The Fifties entitles a school or library to free access to all the content in this set PLUS all the content in any of the other "Decades" titles a library owns. Free through 12/31/2011. For details, click Salem History or call us at: (800) 221-1592. The Fifties in America follows the publisher’s successful The Sixties in America. The Fifties, however, has expanded coverage with 640 entries that... prove important enough to make this a priority purchase. Booklist (starred review)   Overall this is a terrific set. ARBA   Your U.S. history teachers will be happy with this purchase. Highly recommended. Gale   The Sixties in America Alice's Restaurant, Altamont,     Biafra, Flower Children, the Pill,     & the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Seventies in America Bellbottoms, Nixon, Fonda, Jaws     & the Equal Rights Amendment. The Eighties in America Reagan, AIDS, the Challenger     MTV, Yuppies, "Who Shot J.R.?" The Nineties in America The Gulf War, dot-coms, Y2K     impeachment, grunge

Editor: John C. Super, West Virginia University ISBN: 978-1-58765-202-8 List Price: $364 January 2005 · 3 volumes · 1,188 pages · 8"x10" Editor's Choice - Best of '05 - Booklist Starred Booklist Review Includes Free Online Access Through 12/31/2011 The Fifties in America Comprehensive coverage of the impact of the 1950's on the United States and Canada. With free, unlimited online access to all the "Decades" titles in your collection. THE PRINTED REFERENCE Three volumes, including 1,188 pages 640 articles plus scores of lists and tables Hundreds of photos, illustrations and graphs Appendixes, indexes and resource listings THE ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION Fully supported Free access through 12/31/2011 Unlimited users at your library Full access from home or dorm room Immediate access via online registration A simple, intuitive interface User profile areas for students and patrons Sophisticated search functions Complete content, including appendixes Fully illustrated The Fifties in America surveys the events and people of all of North America during the 1950's. This three-volume publication, Salem Press's second reference set on a twentieth century decade, is modeled on the award-winning The Sixties in America (1999). The Fifites in America is 20 percent larger than that set and goes beyond the latter's scope by covering Canada. The 1950's are often portrayed as an uneventful era in North American history--a period of political and cultural conservatism. The decade was in fact a period of political turbulence, mounting world conflict, and cultural change. The 1950's experienced the Cold War, McCarthyism and a trend toward the suppression of civil liberties. The Fifties in America covers topics such as rock and roll, Elvis Presley, and the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954, all of which continued to have an impact in the 1960's. These and many other topics, which range from half-column articles on individual personages, books, events, films, court cases, and other subjects, to 7-page overviews on such subjects as literature, economics, education, politics, medicine, music, science, film, and television. Written with the needs of students and general readers in mind, the articles present clear discussions of topics, explaining terms and references that may be unfamiliar to contemporary readers. The essays are arranged in alphabetical order and important dates and selected facts are highlighted in ready-reference top matter at the beginnings of articles on people, organizations, events, and artistic works. Within the texts of articles, boldfaced subheads such as "Impact" or "Subsequent Events" make finding information quick and easy. Cross-references at the end of each article will guide readers to additional entries on related subjects. Every article, regardless of length, also offers annotated bibliographical notes under the heading of "Further Readings." Ready-Reference Tools Important dates and selected facts are highlighted in ready-reference top matter at the beginnings of articles on people, organizations, events, and artistic works. Within the texts of articles, boldfaced subheads such as "Impact" or "Subsequent Events" make finding information quick and easy. Cross-references at the end of each article will guide readers to additional entries on related subjects. Every article, regardless of length, also offers annotated bibliographical notes under the heading of "Further Readings," and readers will find an annotated general bibliography among the appendices at the end of the third volume. No reference work on the 1950's would be complete without extensive visual elements, and this set contains more than 300 photographs of the decade's events and numerous maps, graphs, charts, and sidebars highlighting the decade's most interesting facts and trends. As an additional aid to readers, volume 3 contains a detailed index to photo subjects. Other Search Tools The Fifties in America also contains a number of useful tools to help readers find the subjects of interest. A complete list of all 640 essays appears at the beginning of each volume. A list of essays sorted under more than fifty categories appears at the end of volume 3, and the third volume contains a comprehensive index and personages index, as well as the photo index. On average, each essay topic is listed three times in the category list, under headings ranging from "African Americans" and "Art and architecture" to "Women's issues" and "Youth culture." The comprehensive index also has aspects of the category list, as it contains collective entries on such subjects as individual films, television programs, plays, novels, awards, and people. Appendices The third volume contains fifteen appendices that provide additional information about selected aspects of the decade in quickly accessible formats. The five drama appendices list the major films, Broadway plays, television shows, and major awards of the 1950's. The two literature appendices list the best-selling U.S. books and major literary award winners, and the music appendix lists the decade's most popular musicians and their hits. A sports appendix provides a quick look at the winners of the major sporting events of the 1950's. The two legislative appendices look at the U.S. Supreme Court and its major decisions and major legislation passed by Congress during the decade. Other appendices include a glossary of new words and slang from the 1950's, a detailed time line of the decade, an extensive annotated bibliography, and an annotated list of Web sources on 1950's subjects. The Free Database The purchase of The Fifties entitles a school or library to a free subscription to Salem History, our online historical database, including all the content in this set PLUS all the content in any of the other "Decades" titles a library owns. Free through 12/31/2011. A Powerful & Complete Online Database Salem History is the new online database offering three key elements in the study of history: Biography, History/Events and Source Documents. The purchase of The Fifties entitles you to a free subscription to its content online. 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