nineteen seventies

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nineteen seventies

Shaky ground

the '60s and its aftershocks
2002
Examines the lasting effects of the political, social, economic, artistic, and cultural events which defined the 1960s.

The nineteen seventies (1970s)

2000
Essays cover the Camp David Accords, Iran hostage situation, Busing and school integration, Watergate, Love Canal, Three Mile Island, abortion rights, the women's movement, etc.

Stuck in the 70's

2007
A spoiled, rich, seventeen-year-old girl is mysteriously transported from 2006 Los Angeles back to 1978, where she meets Tyler, a super-smart high school senior who promises to help her return to 2006 if she will give him some lessons on how to be popular.

In Zanesville

a novel
2012
A fourteen-year-old girl awaits signs of womanhood and navigates life alongside her best friend in a small Midwestern city in the 1970s, but their friendship is tested by their families, a group of popular girls, and more of life's trials.

The seventies

the great shift in American culture, society, and politics
2001
Traces the economic, political, and cultural events which shaped the history of the 1970s in the United States.

America in the 1970s

2010
Examines American culture and society during the 1970s, and discusses politics, the Vietnam War, science and technology, the economy, social changes, music and the arts, fashion, sports, and more; and includes a time line, a list of classic books and films from the decade, and instructions for an activity.

Firefly Lane

2009
Kate Mularkey is thrilled when Tully Hart moves in across the street, and the two form an immediate friendship that remains strong through the next thirty years, until one act of betrayal threatens to destroy both their lives and the friendship that has seen them through life's highs and lows.

My friend Dahmer

a graphic novel
2012
Derf describes his classmate Jeffrey Dahmer's teenage years as a lonely oddball. Dahmer would go on to become one of the United States' most notorious serial killers.

The 1970s

1999
Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of the United States in the 1970s, including Vietnam, race relations, feminism, the environment, fashion, music, television, and film.

Red, white, and blue jeans

the 70s
2005
In 1976, Barbie records in her diary the preparations she, her sisters, and their entire town are making to celebrate America's 200th birthday, including a disco dance, a parade, and a play, as well as other Bicentennial events they witness. Includes directions for making an apple-head doll and facts about life in 1976.

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