Doo-Wop: How a Group of Kids Singing on a Brooklyn Street Corner Invented the Sound of American Romance
From the late 1940s to the early 1960s, doo-wop was the soundtrack of American adolescence. Born on the str...
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The Sears Catalog: How a 1,500-Page Book Became the Internet of Rural America for a Hundred Years
From 1888 to 1993, the Sears catalog was one of the most influential single objects in American culture. It...
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The 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air: How One Year of One Model Became the Most Beloved American Car Ever Made
It was not the fastest, the most expensive, or even the best-selling car of its time. But the 1957 Chevy Be...
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The Golden Age of TV Variety Shows: When 60 Million Americans Watched the Same Thing Every Sunday Night
From 1948 to about 1980, the variety show was the dominant format of American prime-time television. Ed Sul...
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The Corner Soda Fountain: How a Pharmacy Sideline Became the Heart of American Small-Town Life
From the 1890s through the 1960s, the soda fountain was the social center of nearly every American small to...
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Saturday Morning Cartoons: How Three Hours of TV Defined a Generation of American Childhood
From about 1962 to 1992, Saturday morning between 8 AM and 11 AM was the most sacred block of television in...
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The Drive-In Movie Era: How a Backyard Idea From New Jersey Became the Soundtrack of American Summers
From a single experimental screen in Camden, New Jersey in 1933 to over 4,000 drive-ins across America by 1...
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Toys We Fought Over at Christmas: A Trip Down Memory Lane
The most sought-after Christmas toys from the 1960s through the 1980s — what they cost then, what they're w...
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The 1969 Camaro Z28: Why This Muscle Car Still Commands Six Figures
The complete history, specifications, and current market value of the 1969 Camaro Z28 — the car that define...
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Ice Cream Truck Memories: The Treats, the Jingles, and What They Cost
A complete guide to the iconic ice cream truck treats of the 1960s-1980s — what they were, what they cost, ...
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The Pontiac GTO: How One Car Invented the Muscle Car Era
The complete history of the Pontiac GTO — the car that created the muscle car category in 1964 and changed ...
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