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Boomers: The Cold-War Generation Grows Up Hardback - 2009

by Victor D. Brooks

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Brooks chronicles the peaceful children's invasion of America that occurred from Dr. Spock to Woodstock. The author explores the home life, leisure activities, and school environment of children who grew up during the Cold War years.

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The unexpected surge in the birthrate between 1946 and 1964 transformed American society. A nation that had projected a population peaking at 150 million, and feared a renewal of the Great Depression in the wake of World War II, found itself dealing with a booming economy and 70 million children straining the capacity of everything from schools to new suburban housing. In Boomers, Victor Brooks chronicles the peaceful children's "invasion" of America that occurred from Dr. Spock to Woodstock. He identifies the challenge of parenthood in an era of large families and overcrowded homes, and explores the home life, leisure activities, and school environment of children who grew up during the cold war years. A major theme of Boomers is the influence on children of a newly energized American popular culture, including television, film, popular music, and toys.

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  • Title Boomers: The Cold-War Generation Grows Up
  • Author Victor D. Brooks
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 208
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Ivan R. Dee Publisher, New York
  • Publication date 2009-05-16
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781566637244 / 1566637244
  • Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.9 in (21.59 x 14.22 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
    • Chronological Period: 1950's
    • Chronological Period: 1960's
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
  • Category History - U.S.
  • Library of Congress subjects United States - History - 1945-, Baby boom generation - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2008052622
  • Dewey Decimal Code 305.240

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  • Reference and Research Bk News, 08/01/2009, Page 133

About the author

Victor D. Brooks teaches at Villanova University. He is the author of ten books, including The Fredericksburg Campaign, nominated for the Virginia Literary Prize, and Hell Is Upon Us: D-Day in the Pacific (a feature selection of the History Book Club). A baby boomer himself, he has three sons and lives in Norristown, Pennsylvania.
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