The Resource This is who we were, in the 1950s, based on material from Grey House Publishing's Working American Series by Scott Derks
This is who we were, in the 1950s, based on material from Grey House Publishing's Working American Series by Scott Derks
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The item This is who we were, in the 1950s, based on material from Grey House Publishing's Working American Series by Scott Derks represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Nevins Memorial Library (Methuen).
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- Summary
- Takes a look at the decade in America when optimism was high and confidence was strong and presents American history through the eyes and ears of everyday Americans. Representing all classes, dozens of occupations, and all regions of the country, this book includes 34 family profiles -- their life at home, at work, and in their community -- with lots of photos and images of the time, including an immigrant just learning the ropes, a physician whose family lived a comfortable middle class life in Southern comfort, and an heiress to a family fortune
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 443 pages
- Note
- "Our jobs - Our clothes - Our leisure - Our day to day - What we paid for rent & food - What we read - What we watched - What we ate - How we traveled - Plus: U.S. Census comparisons & rankings"--Cover
- Contents
-
- Profiles
- Historical snapshots
- Economy of the times
- All around us, what we say, wrote, read & listened to
- Census data
- Isbn
- 9781619251793
- Label
- This is who we were, in the 1950s
- Title
- This is who we were, in the 1950s
- Statement of responsibility
- based on material from Grey House Publishing's Working American Series by Scott Derks
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Takes a look at the decade in America when optimism was high and confidence was strong and presents American history through the eyes and ears of everyday Americans. Representing all classes, dozens of occupations, and all regions of the country, this book includes 34 family profiles -- their life at home, at work, and in their community -- with lots of photos and images of the time, including an immigrant just learning the ropes, a physician whose family lived a comfortable middle class life in Southern comfort, and an heiress to a family fortune
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DON
- Dewey number
- 330.973
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HC106.5
- LC item number
- .D485 2013
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Label
- This is who we were, in the 1950s, based on material from Grey House Publishing's Working American Series by Scott Derks
- Note
- "Our jobs - Our clothes - Our leisure - Our day to day - What we paid for rent & food - What we read - What we watched - What we ate - How we traveled - Plus: U.S. Census comparisons & rankings"--Cover
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-436) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Profiles
- Historical snapshots
- Economy of the times
- All around us, what we say, wrote, read & listened to
- Census data
- Control code
- 1672831
- Dimensions
- 29 cm
- Extent
- x, 443 pages
- Isbn
- 9781619251793
- Lccn
- 2013426811
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- maps, illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1672831
- (Sirsi) 1672831
- (OCoLC)835154620
- Label
- This is who we were, in the 1950s, based on material from Grey House Publishing's Working American Series by Scott Derks
- Note
- "Our jobs - Our clothes - Our leisure - Our day to day - What we paid for rent & food - What we read - What we watched - What we ate - How we traveled - Plus: U.S. Census comparisons & rankings"--Cover
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-436) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Profiles
- Historical snapshots
- Economy of the times
- All around us, what we say, wrote, read & listened to
- Census data
- Control code
- 1672831
- Dimensions
- 29 cm
- Extent
- x, 443 pages
- Isbn
- 9781619251793
- Lccn
- 2013426811
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- maps, illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1672831
- (Sirsi) 1672831
- (OCoLC)835154620
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