Pendergast, Tom

A ten-volume overview of the twentieth century which explores what characterizes each decade as expressed through the arts, economy, education, government, politics, fashions, health, science, technology, and sports.

The Sixties in America Reference Library presents a broad overview of the turbulent 1960s, a decade that forever changed the American social, political and cultural landscape.

Covers major topics related to the period, including the roots of the war; causes of U.S. involvement; the Espionage Act and Sedition Act; weapons of mass destruction; and more. Profiles the major players of the period, including Woodrow Wilson, Kaiser Wilhelm II, John Pershing, and Henri-Philippe Petain. Presents full or excerpted primary source materials, including diaries, speeches, letters, journals and memoirs.

Presents alphabetically arranged profiles of hundreds of artists of all media--most of whom produced their significant works after 1960--featuring biographical, bibliographical, and exhibition data; critical essays; and, when possible, statements from the artists themselves. This volume covers L-Z.

Contains articles that profile twenty-six authors, writing teams, and illustrators of graphic novels, arranged alphabetically from Joe Sacco to Marv Wolfman, and includes sidebars, photographs, and illustrations.

Contains articles that profile twenty-four authors, writing teams, and illustrators of graphic novels, arranged alphabetically from Masashi Kishimoto to Alex Ross; and includes sidebars, photographs, and illustrations.

Contains articles that profile twenty-five authors, writing teams, and illustrators of graphic novels, arranged alphabetically from Ho Che Anderson to Jay Hosler; and features an introduction to the genre, discussion of manga, brief accounts of graphic novel publishers, a glossary, and photographs.

Presents a review of major events and people in American society during the 1960s, covering arts and entertainment, business and economy, education, lifestyles and social trends, medicine, science and technology, sports, and government, politics, and law. Includes chronologies, illustrations, and references.

Presents a review of major events and people in American society during the 1950s, covering arts and entertainment, business and economy, education, lifestyles and social trends, medicine, science and technology, sports, and government, politics, and law. Includes chronologies, illustrations, and references.

Presents a review of major events and people in American society during the 1940s, covering arts and entertainment, business and economy, education, lifestyles and social trends, medicine, science and technology, sports, and government, politics, and law. Includes chronologies, illustrations, and references.