The Columbia Chronicles of American Life Author:Lois Gordon, Alan Gordon Here, in words and in hundreds of photographs, is the exciting panorama of American life from 1910 to the present. The Columbia Chronicles of American Life, in a third, expanded edition, brings readers a mosaic of our cultural history year by year. From politics to science and technology to arts and entertainment, these are the events that defin... more »ed this country over the course of the last eighty years. Lois and Alan Gordon have searched through years of Americana to create this pageant of our cultural history. Readers can see what the best-selling books were in 1929, find out who won the World Series in 1946, or learn what the cost of a Toyota was in 1968. Significant quotes from each year complement the informative text. Whether making new discoveries or rambling down memory lane, readers will want to take along this book in their journey through the cultural past of twentieth-century America.« less