Fashions of a Decade: The 1950s
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (518 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0816024685 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 64 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Crude, Simplistic, Some Good Pictures This 'reference' has some decent pictures, but you can of course get far more, and much more accurate information, off the internet. Although published in 2007 it's a typical run-it-off-and-sell-it reference book of the past, comprised of a lot of breezy, unsubstantiated statements, many of which are plain wrong ("the [motorcycle] ja. A Customer said Good for adults too!. I thought this book was well written, even if it is supposedly for kids. It was full of information, pictures, and interesting trivia. As a free-lance writer and researcher of the Twenties, it's a good book to have in one's personal library!. "Great Source Book for historical costumes!" according to A Customer. I found this book to be well writen and researched. The illustrations were great, and very inspiring. I can't wait to try and sew some of these fashions myself. The historical aspects of the Fashions of the 19Great Source Book for historical costumes! A Customer I found this book to be well writen and researched. The illustrations were great, and very inspiring. I can't wait to try and sew some of these fashions myself. The historical aspects of the Fashions of the 1940s was very informative.. 0s was very informative.
In both works, an abundance of full-color and black-and-white illustrations and photographs amplify the text with generally appropriate placement and captions. --Lois McCulley, Wichita Falls High School, TXCopyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. More extensive coverage is available in the "Fabulous Decade" series (Time-Life). The 1990s volume includes "Sportswear Gets Active," "Proud To Be Me," and "Eco-Aware." The major flaw is that the book understandably includes only two years' worth of information; certainly the years 1993-1999 deserve treatment before a volume may purport to be about the entire decade. From School Library Journal Grade 9 Up-- In these two books, social phenomena in music, politics, economics, environment, technology, and art are correlat
Surveys the fads, fashions, trends, and cultural and intellectual preoccupations of the self-satisfied, consumeristic 1950s.