Describes the history of the value of the American dollar from 1860 through 2019, and details the evolution of cost in the United States for various goods and materials.
"1950s - Our jobs - Our clothes - Our leisure - Our day to day - What we paid for rent & food - What we read - What we watched - What we ate - How we traveled - Plus: U.S. Census comparisons & rankings".
Explores how Americans sought and fought for change from the 1880s to the present time, adding new coverage of Occupy Wall Street, the Tea Party, and Black Lives Matter.
prices and incomes in the United States, 1860-2014
Derks, Scott
2014
Describes the history of the value of the American dollar from 1860 through 2014, and details the evolution of cost in the United States for various goods and materials.
A comprehensive look at America in the 1960's that presents thirty profiles of individuals and families--their life at home, on the job, and in their neighborhood--and includes photographs and historical images and covers economic and social conditions.
"1950s - Our jobs - Our clothes - Our leisure - Our day to day - What we paid for rent & food - What we read - What we watched - What we ate - How we traveled - Plus: U.S. Census comparisons & rankings".
