Describes the triumphs, tragedies, fads, and fashions of the 1900s, from vaudeville theaters to the San Francisco earthquake, from teddy bears to the Great White Fleet.
A chronicle of the 1910s, examining notable events and trends in fashion, the arts, sports, politics, and science. Includes a time line and references.
This book traces the events, trends, and important people of the 1930s, a period marked by widespread poverty, isolationism, and government programs attempting to pull the country out of the Great Depression.
Discusses the fashions, fads, politics, advances in medicine and technology, people, and world issues that made the 1940s a unique time in American and world history.
This book traces the events, trends, politics, and important people of the 1960s, including lifestyles, fashion, arts and entertainment, sports, environmental issues, and technology.
Traces the events, trends, and important people of the 1970s, including science, technology, environmental issues, politics, fashion, the arts, sports, and entertainment.
Traces the events, trends, and important people of the 1980s, including science, technology, environmental disasters, politics, fashion, the arts, sports, and entertainment.
This book traces the events, trends, and important people of the 1990s, a time that included the Internet and its success in easing communication, movies created by computer, challenging activities called extreme sports, the Persian Gulf War, and more.