This is who we were. In the 1970s /
A companion to the 1970 Census, this book presents 28 profiles of individuals and families -- their lives at home, on the job, and in their neighborhood -- with lots of photos and historical images. These stories portray both struggling, and successful Americans, and capture a wide range of thoughts...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amenia, NY :
Grey House Publishing, Inc.,
[2015]
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| Edition: | [First edition]. |
| Series: | Gale virtual reference library.
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| Summary: | A companion to the 1970 Census, this book presents 28 profiles of individuals and families -- their lives at home, on the job, and in their neighborhood -- with lots of photos and historical images. These stories portray both struggling, and successful Americans, and capture a wide range of thoughts and emotions. From the many government surveys, social worker histories, economic data, family diaries and letters, and newspaper and magazine features, this reference assembles a personal and realistic look at the lives of a wide range of Americans between the years 1970-1979. |
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| Item Description: | Edition statement supplied by publisher. "Our jobs -- Our clothes -- Our leisure -- Our day to day -- What we paid for rent & food -- What we read -- What we watched -- What we ate -- How we travelled -- Plus: U.S. Census comparisons & rankings and state-by-state census data"--Cover. |
| Physical Description: | x, 488 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-484) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781619257498 1619257491 |