This Is Who We Were In The 1980s Laura Mars by Laura Mars 9781619259348, 1619259346 instant download after payment.

Personal Profiles: 28 in-depth Personal Profiles examine the lives of individuals and families who lived during the 1980s. Each profile details life at home, at work, and in the community. Profiles also include original tables from the 1980 Census, reprinted exactly as they appeared decades ago. Historical Snapshots: This section includes lists of important firsts for America, from technical advances and political events to new products and top-selling books. Combining serious American history with intriguing facts, these snapshots present, in chronological categories, an easy-to-read overview of iconic events in the 1980s, from the first cell phones and personal computers to the fall of the Berlin wall, and everything in between. Economy of the Times: This section looks at a wide range of economic data, including food, clothing, transportation, housing and other selected prices, with reprints of actual advertisements for products and services of the time. This is a fascinating look at the economic picture of the 1980s and how the engine that drives our economy has changed. At the end of this section is a Value of a Dollar Index that compares the buying power of $1.00 in 2015 to the buying power in every year, back to 1860. All Around Us What We Saw, Wrote, Read & Listened To: This section includes reprints of newspaper and magazine articles, letters, posters, and others items designed to help the reader focus on what was on the minds of Americans in the 1980s. This section offers 29 original articles, excerpts, speeches, and advertising copy that influenced American thought from 1980-1989. 1980 Census Summary & Comparison Data: This section includes actual Census m