Product Overview
WHAT A YEAR IT WAS! is a fascinating look at the headline events and news-making personalities of 1957. Told through compelling pictures and words, this lavish hardcover volume covers all of the year's biggest stories-the news, entertainment, sports, fashion, fads and people that changed our lives forever. Plus, a generous sampling of vintage ads that will carry you back in time 1957 was an exciting year in a turbulent decade. Americans watched shocking double features like The Delinquents and Hot Rod Rumble at drive-in theaters. Rock Hudson and Marilyn Monroe were big box-office. Leave it to Beaver and American Bandstand were fresh TV favorites, while transistor radios popped up everywhere. Elvis dominated the pop charts with hits like All Shook Up. Tensions in the Middle East eased when the Suez Canal reopened after a year of crisis. Racism seethed in the South, forcing President Eisenhower to sign a proclamation ensuring the safe entry of black youngsters into Arkansas public schools. The space race was on, while school kids practiced duck and cover drills on earth. Yo-yos ruled and the Beatniks grooved to a bongo beat. Coco Chanel guided women's fashion choices. And, in sports, Wilt the Stilt Chamberlain was an unstoppable force in college hoops. Wherever you were or weren't in 1957, WHAT A YEAR IT WAS! 1957 will bring a sentimental smile to your face as you relive that very special time.
What about you? Where were you in 1957? Was that the year you were born or got married, graduated high school or college or started your own business? Whatever personal meaning that year holds for you, WHAT A YEAR IT WAS! 1957 will bring a wistful smile to your face as you relive that very special time.
This 2nd Edition publication features a striking and colorful new cover with deluxe UV coating.
