| FIFTIES INDEX |
CARS | Music | TV | Games | Pop History | Fads, Fashions, Slang |
Sixties Fashion | Burma Shave | Celebrity Deaths | Elvis | TV Westerns |
| See Also Recommendations: TV Books Music Books Pop Culture Books Elvis Books Lucy Books & CDs Western Books |
Bibliography Sections: |
| GENERAL FIFTIES & HISTORY | |
| The Fifties by David Halberstam 
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Great overview of the decade. This book was made into a 6 part documentary |
| The Glory and the Dream: A Narrative History of America, 1932-1972 by William Manchester 
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Chock full of interesting details. A nice look at recent American history done in narrative style. |
| The Tumultuous Fifties: A View from the New York Times Photo Archives by Douglas Dreishpoon, Alan Trachtenberg, Luc Sante (Contributor), Nancy Weinstock (Contributor) 
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Really wonderful pictures!! |
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The American Dream: The 50's (Our American Century) from Time-Life Books Editors 
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As always, Time-Life does a bang-up job of recreating a decade. Using both text and pictures, this books gives the reader a good feel for those days. |
| When the Going Was Good ! American Life in the Fifties byJeffrey Hart 
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A nice addition to the library |
| From Elvis to E-mail Trends, Events, and Trivia from the Postwar Era to the End of the Century by Paul Dickson |
A good sketch of many years, not just Fifties. |
Cars of the 1960s
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A Fabulous resource, lots of research and great pictures |
Cars of the Fabulous '50s
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Another great resource, some of the same editors, really in depth |
| CULTURE AND STYLE | |
| The 1950's (Fashion Sourcebooks) by John Peacock |
A good general overview |
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Fashions of a Decade: The 1950s by Patricia Baker 
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One of a series. Many color pics. |
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Fifty Years of Fashion: New Look to Now by Valerie Steele 
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An amazing chronology of fashion |
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New York Fashion by Caroline Rennolds Milbank 
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A very complete list of the designers of this century |
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The Long and Short of It: The Madcap History of the Skirt by Ali Basye 
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Short, sweet and fun, full of cute illustrations |
| The 50's (20th Century Pop Culture) by Dan Epstein |
Movies, tunes, fads, celebs...pretty much everything. |
| Celebrating American Food: A Food Lover's Compendium of Events and
Anecdotes, from Prehistory to the Present by James Trager |
I like this book. The narrative style takes you through an American history of food. More than 100 recipes and pics from the Library of Congress. |
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The Food Chronology byJames Trager 
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Trivia nuts will have a feast. It's a bit disjointed but jam packed with information. |
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Fifties Style: Then and Now by Richard Horn 
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Furniture, architecture, tableware...you name it. A great book. |
| TELEVISION | |
| Total Television : The Comprehensive Guide to Programming from
1948 to the Present (4th Ed) by Alex McNeil |
My favorite reference. I rely on this everyday. All the shows, even the rare or short-lived. |
| The
Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows (Complete Directory
to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, Ed 7) by Tim Brooks, Earle Marsh |
Another excellent reference. 1363 pages. |
| Prime-Time Hits: Television's Most Popular Network Programs, 1950
to the Present by Susan Sackett |
From the 50s to the beginnings of the 90s. Good info on the big name shows. |
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The Best of 50s TV by Michael McCall 
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Not many shows, but great pictures! A good addition to a library. |
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Television's Greatest Year: 1954 by Richard D. Heldenfels 
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Forward by Steve Allen. A narrative history. |
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Written Out of Television: A TV Lover's Guide to Cast Changes:1945-1994 by Steven Lance 
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Fascinating. Ever wonder why your favorite characters disappeared! this tells the story. |
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The Official Mickey Mouse Club Book by Lorraine Santoli 
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A delightful book which will take you back. |
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Dick Clark's American Bandstand by Dick Clark, Fred Bronson 
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His story. |
| MUSIC | |
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Billboard's Hottest Hot 100 Hits by Fred Bronson 
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My favorite reference. I rely on this everyday. Good information and song lists to 1994. Specialty lists as well. |
| The
Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits by Joel Whitburn |
Another excellent reference. I have an older version but you might as well get the current edition. |
| The Billboard Book of Number One Hits by Fred Bronson |
Great, huge book. 912 pages. |
| Billboard Top 1000 Singles 1955-1996 : The 1000 Biggest Hits of
the Rock Era by Joel Whitburn |
Another very handy little book. |
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Rock Archives: A Photographic Journey Through the First Two Decades of Rock and Roll by Michael Ochs 
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Wonderful and rare pictures. Introduction by Peter Guralnick. |
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The Story of Rock `N' Roll: The Year-By-Year Illustrated Chronicle by Paul Du Noyer 
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Year by year through the early 90s. |
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This Day in Rock: Day by Day Record of Rock's Biggest News Stories by John Tobler 
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A wonderful day by day listing of Rock events. |
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Rock & Roll...And the Beat Goes On by Cousin "Brucie" Morrow 
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A great in depth view from a real "insider". |
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Then, Now and Rare British Beat 1960-1969 by Terry Rawlings 
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Some unique stories and photos. |
| Index | CARS | Music | TV | Games | Pop History | Fads Fashion Slang |
Sixties Fashion | Burma Shave | Celebrity Deaths | Elvis | TV Westerns |