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What It Felt Like: Living in the American Century

This treasure of a book gives us a vivid and captivating evocation of the social, cultural, and spiritual tenor of the 20th century, decade by remarkable decade. Each of the ten chapters is a virtual time capsule which reminds, as we plunge headlong into the future, of the richness and importance of our past. Illustrations throughout.

Subject
history
Setting
20th centuryUSA
Audience
adult
Length
short · 176 pages

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