American chronicle : year by year through the twentieth century /
Gordon, Lois G.
American chronicle : year by year through the twentieth century / Lois Gordon and Alan Gordon ; with an introduction by Roger Rosenblatt. - New Haven : Yale University Press, c1952. - xviii, 998 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Rev. ed. of: The Columbia chronicles of American life, 1910-1992. c1995. Includes indexes.
The first decade -- The tens -- The twenties -- The thirties -- The forties -- The fifties -- The sixties -- The seventies -- The eighties -- The nineties.
"This 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 as by 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."--Jacket.
0300075871 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780300075878 (cloth : alk. paper)
99024886
GBA1-02883
United States--Civilization--20th century--Miscellanea.
United States--Civilization--20th century--Chronology.
E 169.1 / .G664 1952
American chronicle : year by year through the twentieth century / Lois Gordon and Alan Gordon ; with an introduction by Roger Rosenblatt. - New Haven : Yale University Press, c1952. - xviii, 998 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Rev. ed. of: The Columbia chronicles of American life, 1910-1992. c1995. Includes indexes.
The first decade -- The tens -- The twenties -- The thirties -- The forties -- The fifties -- The sixties -- The seventies -- The eighties -- The nineties.
"This 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 as by 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."--Jacket.
0300075871 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780300075878 (cloth : alk. paper)
99024886
GBA1-02883
United States--Civilization--20th century--Miscellanea.
United States--Civilization--20th century--Chronology.
E 169.1 / .G664 1952