It seems like kids are always hearing stories about America in the "good old days." But, in fact, the 1950s and 1960s were not as carefree as they sometimes seem. Through fascinating stories, advertisements, facts and photographs, Norman H. Finkelstein invites people of all generations to decide for themselves. The New York Times Book Review said this book is "...useful for inquiring young researchers looking for odd angles and, ideally might even provoke talk between young readers and parents."

Norman Finkelstein is a poet, critic, and Emeritus Professor of English at Xavier University. His most recent book of criticism is To Go Into the Words, a volume of selected essays, which appears in the Poets on Poetry series from the University of Michigan Press. He writes and edits the poetry review blog Restless Messengers. (www.poetryinreview.com)