The Seventies: From Hot Pants to Hot Tubs
- ISBN-10
- 0525485724
- ISBN-13
- 9780525485728
- Series
- The Seventies
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 215
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990
- Publisher
- Plume
- Authors
- Andrew J. Edelstein, Kevin McDonough
Description
Outlines the important events and milestones of the decade and discusses such topics as Watergate, popular culture, gay liberation, the women's movement, and Vietnam
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- 2019-03
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