Adams, James Truslow.
Album of American History
. Consolidated Book Publishers, Chicago, Illinois 1959.
Pictorial and brief essay on historical events of this time.
Gaffney, Timothy R. Secret Spy Satellites: America's Eyes in Space. Enslow Publishers, Inc. Berkeley Heights, NJ. 2006
A window into the United States Satellite program with pictures.
Hakim, Joy.
A History of US: All the People.
Oxford University Press, New York, NY 2003.
An overview of post war America discussing such topics as women's rights, civil
rights, and the cold war.
Harvey, Brett.
The Fifties, A Women's Oral History.
Harper Collins Publishers. New York, N.Y. 1993.
Women speak up in revealing first-person accounts about an era in our history when their voices were mostly silent. These are dramatic stories of women toeing-the-line or breaking the rules at a time when the consequences were enormous.
Hine, Thomas.
Populuxe.
Alfred A Knopf. New York, NY.1986.
A running narrative with pictures of America's obsession with purchasing all that was new and flashy.
Isaacs, Sally.
America in the Time of Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1929-1948.
Heinemann Library, Chicago, Illinois 2006. Uses the life of Franklin D Roosevelt as a reference to examine the history of the
United States from 1929-1948.
Isaacs, Sally.
America in the Time of Martin Luther King 1948-1976
. Heinemann Library, Chicago, Illinois 2000.
As the country is on its way to celebrating its 200th birthday, its frontier stretches to the moon. Meanwhile, African Americans and other minorities struggle to have the opportunities and rights promised in the U.S.Constitution. This book describes in detail the lives of Martin Luther King Jr., the Kennedy's, and ordinary Americans who made the nation what it is today.
Jones, Rebecca.
The President Has Been Shot
. Dutton's Children's Book. New York, NY. 1996.
Nothing stuns the country like the death of its leader. Four U.S. presidents have been killed in office, and attempts have been made on six other presidents' lives. These events are covered in a highly readable style, with fascinating details about the assailants and the attacks, straightforward presentation of conspiracy theories, and abundant use of prints and photographs from newspapers and magazines.
Lamb, Jane.
The Complete Newspaper Resource Book.
Weston Walch Publisher, 1985.
All aspects of newspaper understanding: formatting, writing articles, ads, etc.
Sansone, Stephen and Wood, Ethel.
American Government.
Houghton Mifflin Co. Wilmington, Ma. 2000.
A complete course book of American Government.
Walker, Nancy, A.
Women's Magazines 1940-1960.
Bedford/St. Martin's, Boston, Ma. 1998
A clear introduction to an undeniably influential cultural phenomena, mass circulation magazines aimed at housewives. Topics such as women in the workplace, motherhood and marriage, fashion and beauty tips are covered.