History books cover the presidents and the wars. This is everything else: the house on your street, supper at six, the television in the corner, and the little things that quietly disappeared. Read it, or sit back and listen.
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Start with one unforgettable decade, or take the whole journey from the end of the war to the close of the seventies, with the 1950s Edition included free.
Everyday Memories and the Stories Behind Them
One decade, up close. Step back inside the house on your street and the evenings around the set.
Everyday American Life from 1946 to 1979, and What Happened to It All
The whole journey, from the day the soldiers came home to the end of the seventies, and what happened to it all.
History remembers presidents, wars and headlines. People remember something else.
Get the Complete Edition · {{ completePrice }}“This book is about the ordinary. Not the presidents, not the protests, not the headlines that filled the front pages. This book is about the kitchen table and what was on it.”
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Chapter 11, The Television in the Corner: the first set on the block, the rabbit ears, Sunday night with Ed Sullivan and the test pattern at midnight. You get the PDF and the 18-minute audio in your inbox.
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Read it, listen to it, or both. The Complete Edition simply holds much more.
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