The 1970s From Watergate to Disco

by Stephen Feinstein

Overview

Author Stephen Feinstein describes the triumphs, tragedies, fads, and fashions of the 1970s. From the Watergate break-in to Star Wars, Feinstein examines the people and events that made the 1970s one of the most colorful periods in American history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780766014251
Publisher:	Enslow Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	01/16/2000
Series:	Decades of the 20th Century Series
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	6.75(w) x 9.37(h) x 0.39(d)
Age Range:	10 - 17 Years

Editorial Reviews

Miniskirts and leisure suits, Vietnam War Protests, and the first Earth Day are some of the selected significant highlights of these tumultuous decades. Information appears in a few paragraphs and in substantial picture captions almost amounting to full sidebars. Large, archival black-and-white photographs, many with jagged or faded edges or with a subject cut out against the pages, give the volumes the look of a scrapbook or yearbook. While none of the topics are presented in great detail, enough facts are offered to give readers at least a glimpse at life in these times. With an emphasis on the United States, memorable events and personalities are arranged in categories such as ‘Lifestyles, Fashion, and Fads’; ‘The Arts and Entertainment’; ‘Sports’; ‘Politics at Home and Abroad’; ‘Environmental Issues’; and ‘Science, Technology, and Medicine.’ These headings work for the most part. However, in The 1970, the short pieces on Black Pride, Hispanic-American Pride, the American Indian Movement, and Women’s Liberation appear in the ‘Lifestyles, Fashion, and Fads’ section. Overall, the tone is breezier than in the ‘Our Century’ series (Gareth Stevens, 1993). Internet sites listed seem well chosen to provide more in-depth information on a few of the major events mentioned in the texts and about each decade as a whole., School Library Journal December 2000

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