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American Decades, 1960-1969 by Matthew J. Bruccoli; Richard Layman
ISBN: 0810388839
Publication Date: 1994-12-12

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The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, Thematic Series: The 1960s
ISBN: 0684806665
Publication Date: 2002-12-04

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The 1960s: a Bibliography
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The 1960's Counterculture in America by Neil A. Hamilton
ISBN: 0874368588
Publication Date: 1997-11-01

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The Columbia Guide to America in The 1960s by David Farber; Beth Bailey
ISBN: 0231113722
Publication Date: 2001-05-29

An overview of the decade's major policies, events, and cultural changes with ten original essays from prominent historians about significant and controversial issues from the Vietnam War to the sexual revolution and concise encyclopedia articles organized alphabetically.
Day by day : the sixties by Thomas Parker; Douglas Nelson
ISBN: 0871966484
Publication Date: 1983-01-01