FICTION

American Counterculture of the 1960s

by Richard BROWNELL
978-1-42050-263-3.
COPY ISBN
Gr 8—10—While the Vietnam War was raging in Southeast Asia, a war of sorts was raging in the U.S. The 1960s, as Brownell informs readers, was a time of turmoil and change in this country. This dense, text-heavy book discusses the antiwar and Civil Rights movements, hippies, arts and music, student protests, and more, relating how they reshaped American society. Although the book covers a number of important topics, it skims the surface of most of them. The layout, with two columns of text on each page and few pictures, is likely to intimidate our very visual generation of students.—Esther Keller, I.S. 278, Marine Park, NY
Archival photographs combine with dense text to provide an introduction to the counterculture movement in the United States. The influence of the Beat Generation and the impact and aftermath of this tumultuous period in American history are also explored for readers. Sidebars featuring news headlines and personal accounts add some immediacy to the historical records. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind.
Reviewed by Esther Keller , Mar 01, 2011

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