The 1950s
- ISBN-10
- 1438108761
- ISBN-13
- 9781438108766
- Series
- The 1950s
- Category
- Nineteen fifties
- Pages
- 513
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-01-01
- Publisher
- Infobase Publishing
- Author
- Richard Alan Schwartz
Description
Traces the history of the United States during the 1950s through such primary sources as memoirs, letters, contemporary journalism, and official documents.
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