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Remember acid rock? How about The Twist? From the Vietnam War and Stokely Carmichael to Hank Aaron and the Beach Boys, America was ripe with monumental change, turmoil, strife and conflict in the 1960s. High-school students get valuable insights into this tumultuous, influential, and sometimes puzzling decade with Grolier Educational's stunning new full-color six-volume reference set, U.S.A. Sixties. Arranged in an easy-to-use A-Z format, U.S.A. Sixties boasts over-300 substantial articles, many with 20 pages or more. It features the events, personalities, and cultural forces, covering everything from sports and politics to social movements and the economy. Students will discover the impact of rock music and miniskirts, meet key figures such as John F. Kennedy and Bob Dylan, and grasp complex issues such as the Civil Rights Movement and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Teens will pore over the 700+ compelling illustrations, vibrant color and black-and-white photographs, capturing the spirit of the era. Maps help explain important concepts such as the Iron Curtain or the Cold War military standoff. Sidebars highlight specific information, such as biographies of influential individuals and pertinent statistics or quotes from writers like James Baldwin. Here's a glance at the set's six volumes and sample entries from each: • Volume 1: Hank Aaron - Maria Callas -- Ralph Abernathy, Acid Rock, F. Lee Bailey, The Beatles, The Bay of Pigs, Helen Gurly Brown, John Cage • Volume 2: Truman Capote - Eichman Trial -- Pablo Casals, Johnny Cash, Wilt Chamberlain, Chicago Seven Trial, Noam Chomsky, Clark Clifford, Da Nang • Volume 3: Dwight Eisenhower - Robert F. Kennedy -- Election Campaign 1964, Federico Fellini, Jane Fonda, Fragging, Yuri Gagarin, Gideon Case, Allen Ginsberg, Happenings • Volume 4: Kennedy Assassination (John F.) - OAS -- Khe Sanh, Nikita Khrushchev, Laos, Timothy Leary, Malcolm X, Manson Killings, Thurgood Marshall, Mekong Delta • Volume 5: Olympic Games - Scientology -- Lee Harvey Oswald, Arnold Palmer, Peace Corps, POWS, Pueblo Incident, Ronald Reagan, Jack Ruby, School Prayer • Volume 6: SEATO - Yippies -- Segregation, Prince Sihanouk, Maxwell Taylor, Teach-ins, Twist, Vatican ll, Gore Vidal, Andy Warhol, Watts Riot, Woodstock Teachers will appreciate the chronological time line, full set index in every volume, innumerable primary sources and abundant print and electronic resources. Comprehensive cross-referencing links the separate entries together to present an overall picture of the period. Perfect for history, social studies, culture, and many other courses, U.S.A. Sixties nreflects the decade's multiplicity of views, including the hippies, conservatives, Native Americans, environmentalists, and more. A must-have addition to all schools and libraries, U.S.A. Sixties delivers students a fascinating blend of information and understanding about this tumultuous generation, bringing it to life in all its contradictions and complexity. |
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