New York in the FiftiesWakefield explores a decade in which the "taste, politics, and culture of our society underwent a profound transformation, one that shaped the way we live now". Enriched by the recollections of friends and colleagues who bring their own insights to this book: Norman Mailer, Joan Didion, Calvin Trillin, Allen Ginsberg, and others. Photographs. |
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The Silent Generation Speaks Out | 1 |
To Grand Central Station | 11 |
Lions and Cubs on Morningside Heights | 24 |
Copyright | |
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