nineteen sixties

Discusses four major events during the 1960s: the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, the emergence of the hippie, and rock music.

An anthology of primary documents from the sixties that brings together representative writings from that period, many of which have been unavilable for years or have never been reprinted.

Ads from the era that defined a generation and the second half of the twentieth century.

Orphaned at sixteen, Karl Russel keeps a journal of his inner life during the chaotic sixties in the United States, and on to the political terrorism of Rio de Janeiro and its "invisible" population of the disfigured.

Traces the events, trends, politics, and important people of the 1960s, including lifestyles, fashion, arts and entertainment, sports, environmental issues, and technology.

Tells the stories of six teens at a Los Angeles suburban high school in the 1960s through free verse and traditional poems.

Journalist Tom Brokaw looks back on life in the United States during the 1960s, sharing the perspectives and experiences of famous and ordinary people who were affected by the tumultuous times, discussing changes that occurred in politics, culture, and society, and looking at how the era influenced events to come.

Examines some of the significant changes that took place in American society during the 1960s, and looks at specific aspects of the decade's popular culture including advertising, architecture, fashion, food, leisure activities, literature, music, performing and visual arts, and travel.

Photographs and text highlight some of the most significant events and movements of the 1960s in politics, society, the military, the arts, medicine and science, fashion, and other areas of life.