ISBN:
9781566637244
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (208 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Boomers : The Cold-War Generation Grows Up
DDC:
305.24097309045
Keywords:
Baby boom generation - United States
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Electronic books
Abstract:
The unexpected surge in the birthrate between 1946 and 1964 transformed American society. A nation that had projected a population peaking at 150 million, and feared a renewal of the Great Depression in the wake of World War II, found itself dealing with a booming economy and 70 million children straining the capacity of everything from schools to new suburban housing. In Boomers, Victor D. Brooks chronicles the peaceful children's ""invasion"" of America that occurred from Dr. Spock to Woodstock. He identifies the challe
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Preface; Table of Contents; Boomers; Prologue; 1: Genesis of the Baby Boom; 2: Home and Family in Early Postwar America; 3: School Daze: From Split Shifts to Sputnik; 4: Leisure World; 5: Sibling Rivalry; 6: Camelot Kids; 7: Boomers in Transition: High School to College; 8: Growing Up in the Great Society; 9: Challenging the Establishment; 10: The Summer of '69 and Beyond; 11: A Good Time to Grow Up; A Note on Sources; Index; A Note on the Author
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
