The 1950s decade in photos
Subtitle: "the American decade"
By: by Jim Corrigan.
Series: America's amazing decades in photos
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780766031340
Subjects: History, Modern -- 20th century -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature; Nineteen fifties -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature; United States -- History -- 1945-1953 -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature; United States -- History -- 1953-1961 -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Pictorial works; Juvenile literature.
Other titles: Nineteen fifties decade in photos
Description: "Middle school readers will find out about the important world, national, and cultural developments of the decade 1950-1959"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Welcome to the 1950s; title: Fighting erupts in Korea; title: McCarthy fuels the Red Scare; title: Tuning in to television; title: U.S. forces land at Inchon; title: Here come the baby boomers; title: China enters the Korean War; title: The Rosenbergs are executed; title: Truman fires MacArthur; title: Gaining independence; title: Korean War ends in a draw; title: Rise of the Beat Generation; title: Medical marvels; title: Rosa Parks fights segregation; title: Hitting the highways; title: The Suez Crisis; title: Rock 'n roll; title: Sputnik launches the space race; title: Castro seizes power in Cuba; title: Golden age of science fiction.