TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gordon,Lois G.
AU  - Gordon,Alan
AU  - Gordon,Lois G.
TI  - American chronicle: year by year through the twentieth century 
SN  - 0300075871 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - E 169.1 .G664 1952
PY  - 1952///
CY  - New Haven
PB  - Yale University Press
KW  - United States
KW  - Civilization
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Miscellanea
KW  - Chronology
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0604/99024886.html
ER  -