Life : Century of Change - America in Pictures 1900-2000,9780821226971

Life : Century of Change - America in Pictures 1900-2000

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ISBN13: 9780821226971
ISBN10: 0821226975
Format: Nonspecific Binding
Pub. Date: 2000-10-30
Publisher(s): Bulfinch Pr
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Summary

From the team that created the bestselling "LIFE: Our Century in Pictures" comes a photographic volume that surveys the incredible evolution of daily life in America over the past 100 years. Each chapter is introduced by essays by such writers as Dr. Sherwin Nuland, Erica Jong, Richard Rodriguez, John Leonard, Thomas Hine, and Stephanie Coontz.

Table of Contents

Editor's Note: ``This America Is Not Mere Earth'' vi
Home: Farewell Farm, Hello Big City
1(33)
``Our Rural Past Is Prologue''
2(8)
John R.Stilgoe
Closeup William Mulholland, California water czar
10(8)
Closeup William Levitt, suburb builder
18(4)
Turning Point Safeguarding Our Heritage: The Preservation Movement
22(12)
Family: Children Matter, More Than Ever
34(34)
``To Strengthen a Fragile Icon''
36(8)
Stephanie Coontz
Closeup Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Early feminist
44(10)
Turning Point Rise of Teenagers: Our Golden Children
54(10)
Closeup Matt Groening, cartoonist of ``The Simpsons''
64(4)
Machines: New Ways To Harness Horsepower
68(36)
``Faster, Higher, Smarter, Smaller''
70(8)
David Gelernter
Closeup Willis Carrier, inventor of air-conditioning
78(6)
Turning Point USAuto-Mania: Our Enduring Car Culture
84(14)
Closeup Bill Gates, software genius and billionaire
98(6)
Entertainment: Show Biz Turns Big Biz
104(66)
``We Kick Back and Enjoy''
106(14)
Leo Braudy
Closeup George Squier, the Muzak man
120(12)
Closeup Billie Holiday, star-crossed jazz diva
132(6)
Turning Point The World of Rock 'n' Roll: The Beat Goes On
138(18)
Closeup Curt Flood, baseball's embattled pioneer
156(14)
Lifespan: Lasting Longer, Living Better
170(34)
``Shaking Off Nature's Threats''
172(8)
Sherwin Nuland
Turning Point Birthing of Babies: Giant Steps
180(12)
Closeup Jack LaLanne, unstoppable fitness guru
192(6)
Closeup The Human Heart, our efforts to keep it healthy
198(6)
We The People: A New Chorus of Cultures
204(34)
``Black, White and Chaotic Color''
206(8)
Richard Rodriguez
Closeup Langston Hughes, poet of the Harlem Renaissance
214(6)
Turning Point The Supreme Court: Protecting Our Rights
220(12)
Closeup Martina Navratilova, her life and love in tennis
232(6)
Shopping: Where The Consumer Rules
238(38)
``So Many Goods, So Little Time''
240(10)
Barbara Ehrenreich
Closeup Macy's, that miracle on 34th Street and elsewhere
250(6)
Turning Point The Persuasion Industry: The Admen Cometh
256(16)
Closeup Meg Whitman, mistress of thriving eBay
272(4)
Sex: From No-No's To Anything Goes
276(36)
``How to Put the Mystery Back''
278(10)
Erica Jong
Turning Point Censorship Movement: Bluenoses and Spoilsports
288(10)
Closeup Grace Metalious, creator of Peyton Place
298(10)
Closeup Howard Stern, radio's show-off shock jock
308(4)
Design: The Look of Everyday Life
312(36)
``Outrageous Visions Realized''
314(8)
Thomas Hine
Closeup Louis Sullivan, our first great architect
322(8)
Closeup Hattie Carnegie, fashion for all women
330(6)
Turning Point The Spread of Plastics: Ordinary Stuff
336(12)
Celebrity: The Limelight - Love It or Leave It
348(40)
``Horace Meets Henry Kissinger''
350(8)
John Leonard
Closeup The Barrymores, acting's First Family
358(12)
Turning Point Accidental Renown: Who, Me?
370(14)
Closeup James Carville, master of political spin
384(4)
Index to Pictures 388

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