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Amazing Decades in Photos
The 1960s Decade in Photos: Love, Freedom, and Flower Power
Gripping photos and text show hippies protesting the Vietnam War, astronauts walking on the moon, and Martin Luther King, Jr., leading the way to equal rights for African-Americans. These are just a few powerful images from the 1960s. It was an unsettling time for America. Soldiers battled in the jungles of Southeast Asia. Inspiring leaders fell victim to assassins’ bullets. A crisis over Soviet missiles pushed the world toward nuclear war. Yet it was also a time of triumph. The civil rights movement succeeded. Humans orbited into space for the very first time. The Beatles changed rock 'n' roll forever. Read more about the 1960s in this photo-driven book.
64 pages, Library Binding
First published January 1, 2010
About the author
Jim Corrigan
74 books2 followersJim Corrigan holds degrees from Penn State and Johns Hopkins. He has written for American History magazine among other publications and is the author of The 48th Pennsylvania in the Battle of the Crater (McFarland, 2006) and more than a dozen books on military history topics.
His latest book, Desert Storm Air War (Stackpole, 2017) reconstructs the 1991 aerial campaign through the eyes of not only the strategists who planned it, but also the pilots who flew the missions.
Jim has appeared on PCN’s PA Books and other TV programs. He lives near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
His latest book, Desert Storm Air War (Stackpole, 2017) reconstructs the 1991 aerial campaign through the eyes of not only the strategists who planned it, but also the pilots who flew the missions.
Jim has appeared on PCN’s PA Books and other TV programs. He lives near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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February 7, 2014
The 1960s Decade in Photos: Love, Freedom, and Flower Power by Jim Corrigan is a great non-fiction resource for students of a variety of ages. The actual text that the book contains is very informative and detailed without being too overwhelming for students to have to sift through to find important information. Along with an informative text the book contains great features. There are clear headings, detailed captions, and wonderful pictures that just add the text. The book also covers a wide variety of topics from the 60s including: politics, war, music, civil rights, and the space race. Overall this book would make a great supplemental resource for students to use in a research report or even just learning about the 1960s in general.
December 4, 2014
December 12, 2014
The 1960’s are considered as a decade of a myriad of space travels and governmental uprisings. It was a time of great change especially in America, pigeonholed as a stage of ethnic consciousness and the war happening between the United States and the Soviet Union. To add to that, a protuberant aspect of the 1960’s was the insurrection of the youthful community turning into tenacious people known as the hippies. People often relate this time period to the flower power and the rising of the hippies, a minority group of people who rejected society values and opposed themselves to the Vietnam War, being a pinnacle happening during that time as “Hippie customs defied traditional American Values” (Corrigan 50). Their answer to all of the fighting around the world was to preach love and peace. Furthermore, another group of people decided to reject traditional values. Women, aware of the injustice inflicted to them, which was the inequality in workplace, decided to fight against it. They fought for greater acceptance and for both men and women to be paid the same for a same job. Therefore, this decade of fight for freedom and peace seekers has had a distinct impact on the future world, as seen today.
As seen through history, the 1960’s are suffused of social protests and the reason behind these could be mainly premeditated as being The Cold War. The Cold War provided a background to these activities of revolts as the bitter rivalry between the United States and The Soviet Union caused a lot of violence throughout the world. Even tough they never came together in war they supported opposing sides in fights and one of these was in Vietnam. The Vietnam War causing a lot of bloody violence during the fighting which alarmed groups of people such as the hippies that were against everything about the war as it was a “long and painful struggle” (Corrigan 6). Furthermore, the fight in Vietnam also led to different opinions on the war’s development. Some people called for the American soldiers to come back realizing the war’s dangers. In the other hand, others were determined into their ideas that they shouldn’t quit until they win which both arguments resulted into some social tensions. In conclusion, The Cold War has greatly affected the society causing it to oppose itself to the government.
During the 1960’s a great president named John Fitzgerald Kennedy left a great legacy in America. Despite his age, at forty-seven years he was the youngest candidate but managed to capture the Democratic nomination notwithstanding his “flaws” as seen by the society. People didn’t consider him as a potential winner because of first, his Catholic faith that was thought to hurt his chances as no Catholic had ever been elected. To add to that, his age was also one of the reasons the public doubted him because they though he lacked experience but he proved them wrong through his speeches. Looking forward into his career as president he has accomplished many things such as “guiding the nation through the Cuban Missile Crisis” (Corrigan 26). Kennedy also inspired America to do better into its space researches and taking control of his leadership. Following that, the people were shocked after learning of his assassination on November 22, 1963. Consequently, seeing everything Kennedy has consummated throughout his rule significantly helped America.
The African-American Civil Rights Movement embodies one of the most important social movements in the 1960s. The Civil Rights Movements consisted into a “long struggle for racial equality” (Corrigan 32). Segregations laws and others that denied black people to vote set them apart from the rest of the society. During the 1960s, black people actively revolted and struggled to change these laws to make them equal to everyone. Famous campaigns of social resistance followed such as Martin Luther King’s speech “I Have A Dream” that made the voice of the black community more powerful and influential. A prize to everything they have done has been the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that banned discrimination. Also, the Voting Rights Act has been passed that allowed black people to vote. The rights acts that have been passed symbolized their success into having a voice in society, which was one of the greatest accomplishments in the 1960s. Hence, The Civil Rights Movement was also part of the great changes that has been made in America in the 1960s.
The 1960’s are considered as a decade of a myriad of space travels and governmental uprisings. It was a time of great change especially in America, pigeonholed as a stage of ethnic consciousness and the war happening between the United States and the Soviet Union. To add to that, a protuberant aspect of the 1960’s was the insurrection of the youthful community turning into tenacious people known as the hippies. People often relate this time period to the flower power and the rising of the hippies, a minority group of people who rejected society values and opposed themselves to the Vietnam War, being a pinnacle happening during that time as “Hippie customs defied traditional American Values” (Corrigan 50). Their answer to all of the fighting around the world was to preach love and peace. Furthermore, another group of people decided to reject traditional values. Women, aware of the injustice inflicted to them, which was the inequality in workplace, decided to fight against it. They fought for greater acceptance and for both men and women to be paid the same for a same job. Therefore, this decade of fight for freedom and peace seekers has had a distinct impact on the future world, as seen today.
As seen through history, the 1960’s are suffused of social protests and the reason behind these could be mainly premeditated as being The Cold War. The Cold War provided a background to these activities of revolts as the bitter rivalry between the United States and The Soviet Union caused a lot of violence throughout the world. Even tough they never came together in war they supported opposing sides in fights and one of these was in Vietnam. The Vietnam War causing a lot of bloody violence during the fighting which alarmed groups of people such as the hippies that were against everything about the war as it was a “long and painful struggle” (Corrigan 6). Furthermore, the fight in Vietnam also led to different opinions on the war’s development. Some people called for the American soldiers to come back realizing the war’s dangers. In the other hand, others were determined into their ideas that they shouldn’t quit until they win which both arguments resulted into some social tensions. In conclusion, The Cold War has greatly affected the society causing it to oppose itself to the government.
During the 1960’s a great president named John Fitzgerald Kennedy left a great legacy in America. Despite his age, at forty-seven years he was the youngest candidate but managed to capture the Democratic nomination notwithstanding his “flaws” as seen by the society. People didn’t consider him as a potential winner because of first, his Catholic faith that was thought to hurt his chances as no Catholic had ever been elected. To add to that, his age was also one of the reasons the public doubted him because they though he lacked experience but he proved them wrong through his speeches. Looking forward into his career as president he has accomplished many things such as “guiding the nation through the Cuban Missile Crisis” (Corrigan 26). Kennedy also inspired America to do better into its space researches and taking control of his leadership. Following that, the people were shocked after learning of his assassination on November 22, 1963. Consequently, seeing everything Kennedy has consummated throughout his rule significantly helped America.
The African-American Civil Rights Movement embodies one of the most important social movements in the 1960s. The Civil Rights Movements consisted into a “long struggle for racial equality” (Corrigan 32). Segregations laws and others that denied black people to vote set them apart from the rest of the society. During the 1960s, black people actively revolted and struggled to change these laws to make them equal to everyone. Famous campaigns of social resistance followed such as Martin Luther King’s speech “I Have A Dream” that made the voice of the black community more powerful and influential. A prize to everything they have done has been the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that banned discrimination. Also, the Voting Rights Act has been passed that allowed black people to vote. The rights acts that have been passed symbolized their success into having a voice in society, which was one of the greatest accomplishments in the 1960s. Hence, The Civil Rights Movement was also part of the great changes that has been made in America in the 1960s.
February 28, 2016
That format of this book is what pleased me the most. Too many of the books of this type tend to talk about topics in chapters. Such as a chapter on Civil Rights, a chapter on the Space Race, etc. Here we take things chronologically, which puts things (I think) in better context than most other books do. Seeing what all is going on, when, kind of boggles the mind, when you think of so much simultaneous change. It's no wonder the 60s are thought of as such a riotous time.
The pictures are good. The text, a little too simplistic. I understand the age group this is intended for, and think that it's fine for that. I also think that giving a little bit more information sometimes wouldn't really hurt anything. Too often we think that children can't handle complex concepts, when in reality they can. (Or at least more complex than what's given).
A decent book on the subject, but if your child is studying the 60s I would use this in conjunction with another book or two just to give a broader look at some of the issues, especially Civil Rights. Use this one to tie everything together chronologically perhaps after exploring things individually.
The pictures are good. The text, a little too simplistic. I understand the age group this is intended for, and think that it's fine for that. I also think that giving a little bit more information sometimes wouldn't really hurt anything. Too often we think that children can't handle complex concepts, when in reality they can. (Or at least more complex than what's given).
A decent book on the subject, but if your child is studying the 60s I would use this in conjunction with another book or two just to give a broader look at some of the issues, especially Civil Rights. Use this one to tie everything together chronologically perhaps after exploring things individually.
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