Altschuler, Glenn C

Chronicles the birth and development of rock and roll music and explores its impact on popular culture in the United States.

Presents an account of the G.I. bill and its impact on post-World War II American life, providing job training, unemployment compensation, housing loans, and tuition assistance to returning veterans.

Examines the effects of rock and roll music on American culture and mores, discussing outcries against it in the 1950s and arguing that it laid the groundwork for social change and rebellion in later decades.

Discusses the political practices of nineteenth-century Americans, describing the growth and shifts of parties, campaign and election practices, and other aspects from a social, cultural, and historical point of view, using documents such as diaries, letters, novels, and cartoons to explore the political lives of everyday Americans.