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Lieferstatus:	i.d.R. innert 5-10 Tagen versandfertig
Veröffentlichung:	Februar 2021
Genre:	Geschichte / Politik / Kultur
ISBN:	9780645062328
EAN-Code:	9780645062328
Verlag:	B. Bradforsand-Tyler
Einband:	Kartoniert
Sprache:	English
Dimensionen:	H 244 mm / B 170 mm / D 4 mm
Gewicht:	143 gr
Seiten:	72
Zus. Info:	Paperback
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- - - Also available in other years - - -Let's FLASHBACK to 1955, a very special year. Was this the year you were born? Was this the year you were married? This 70-page booklet travels back in time to celebrate your year, THE YEAR 1955. Get ready to discover 70 pages of fun-filled fabulous facts. We look at the people, the places, the politics, and the pleasures that made 1955 unique and helped shape the world we know today. Imagine if time-travel was a reality, and one fine morning you wake up to find yourself flashed back in time, back to the year 1955. What would life be like for a typical family, in a typical town, somewhere in America? The post-war boom delivered us a booming economy, booming birth numbers, booming suburbs, and the booming trappings of the consumerist culture we still live in today.... (cont.) Now just imagine you flashed back to a town in 1955 England. Unlike boom-time America, a very different picture would await you. .... (Get the book to read more!) Expertly written by author Bernard Bradforsand-Tyler, a history teacher with a passion for sharing his knowledge. This 70+ page booklet makes the perfect unique and thoughtful gift for anyone born or married in the year 1955. Celebrating the people, places, politics, and pleasures that made 1955 a very special year. Contains just the right amount of light-hearted trivia and serious international feature-news articles. A beautifully presented book filled with vintage photo reproductions on every page. Includes more than 20 rare vintage advertisements, many reproduced in full-page, with added enlarged text for easy reading. Contains expertly researched and written original full-page feature articles on: Life in 1955 America, A Decade of Change for the UK, Our Love Affair with Cars, Tuning in to Television, McDonalds' National Expansion, Rosa Parks¿Montgomery Bus Boycott, The Cold War, Nuclear Arms Race, Einstein Dies at 76, Coup d'état Ousts Perón, James Dean-Death of an Icon Disneyland's Grand Opening, The Lord of the Rings, The Guinness Book of Records, A Rock 'n' Roll Revolution, A Vaccine for Polio, Plus 8 pages of Fashion Trends. Also includes:Sporting Highlights, The Year in Films, Most Popular TV Shows, Billboard Top 30 Songs, Born in the Year 1955, Census Statistics and Costs of Goods. The Time-Traveler's Guide - Flashback series of books are a hit with all generations. Leave them on the coffee table for the grandchildren to enjoy too!