The 1950s - Schwartz, Richard Alan 1951- (New York : Facts On File, 2003)
Introduction -- Postwar prelude: 1945-1949 -- America becomes the world's policeman: 1950 -- The Cold War settles in: 1951 -- "I like Ike": 1952 -- New leadership in Washington and Moscow: 1953 -- Separate is not equal: 1954 -- Self-created annihilation becomes a possibility: 1955 -- Ike and Elvis, Budapest and the Suez: 1956 -- Sputnik and Little Rock: 1957 -- America enters outer space: 1958 -- America expands into the Pacific: 1959.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 471-488) and index.
Keywords: Nineteen fifties -- Juvenile literature; Nineteen fifties; United States -- Juvenile literature. -- Civilization -- 1945-; United States -- Juvenile literature. -- History -- 1945-1953; United States -- Juvenile literature. -- History -- 1953-1961; United States -- Civilization -- 1945-; United States -- History -- 1945-1953; United States -- History -- 1953-1961