Twelve-year-old Trip Westbrook lives in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1964 and discovers the underlying racism in his family and neighborhood when he invites his maid's son Dee to play football in the yard.
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.
Contains ten essays in which the authors examine aspects of life in the 1960s, discussing civil rights sit-ins, student protest, the emergence of the gay rights movement, and other topics of political, cultural, and social import.
the culture, politics, and personalities that shaped the decade
Rockwell, John
Collects over four hundred articles from the "New York Times" dating from the 1960s, covering events like the Berlin Wall, the Birmingham Riots, the coming of the Beatles to America, and the assassination of President Kennedy.
In small-town Missouri in tumultuous 1963, Tree Taylor, thirteen, wants to write an important story to secure a spot on the high school newspaper staff, but when a neighbor is shot, she investigates and learns that some secrets should be kept.
In the 1960s, five women come together through weekly visits to a Palo Alto, California, park, sharing their fears, dreams, and desires and helping one another deal with the daily challenges of life, love, illness, parenthood, and insecurity.
As eleven-year-old Franny Chapman deals with drama at home and with her best friend in 1962, she tries to understand the larger problems in the world after President Kennedy announces that Russia is sending nuclear missiles to Cuba. Features historic quotations and photographs.
Inspired by Jack Kerouac's "On the Road," Paul Carpetti, who is disillusioned with his life in 1964 suburbia, and fellow Kerouac enthusiast Duke Walczek begin hitchhiking to Florida to find their literary hero.
The day after John F. Kennedy's assassination, an alien force known as the Shroud begins feeding on the grief and sorrow of humanity. The Doctor arrives to investigate, but realizes he may have to dig through his own sad past in order to find a solution.
