This mesmerizing book is the ultimate American almanac, a unique
record of life in the United States since 1900. For the first time,
all the news, entertainment, art, literature, science and
technology, sports, and fashion highlights are recorded in a single
book, and this documentation is enriched by anecdotes, facts and
figures, ads and fads, headlines, and memorable quotations -- as
well by as more than a thousand photographs. And in addition to the
listings, a lively and perceptive essay by Lois and Alan Gordon
introduces each decade, capturing the flavor of each period.
The section on the 1900s, for example, commemorates Teddy
Roosevelt, conservation, the first movie theater, the first World
Series, vaudeville, ragtime, Henry James, and Frank Lloyd Wright.
The section on the fifties considers the significance of Joseph
McCarthy, I Like Ike, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, The Power
of Positive Thinking, "Father Knows Best, " "Rebel Without a Cause,
" The Lonely Crowd, Marilyn Monroe, Rosa Parks, and Sputnik. With
its extraordinary wealth of information, American Chronicle
ultimately conveys the unique imprint of each year and provides the
stuff of contemporary memory. It will evoke and expand the contexts
of all our lives.
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