Baby Boomers: A Brief History
- ISBN-10
- ISBN-13
- 9798673119679
- Series
- Baby Boomers
- Pages
- 60
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-08-07
- Author
- University Press
Description
University Press returns with another short and captivating book - a brief history of the Baby Boomers. After World War II, birth rates in the western world increased dramatically and a remarkable baby boom was born. In 1946, the United States had a population of 146 million. In a span of less than 20 years - from 1946 to 1964 - Americans had 76 million babies. Those babies are the Baby Boomers and their generation has changed the world. American Baby Boomers had a unique experience in a nation that was simultaneously becoming a superpower and finding its own identity. Coming of age during the tumultuous 1960s and 1970s, Baby Boomers witnessed the same historical events, grappled with many of the same cultural forces, and, today, experience similar challenges. This short book provides an abbreviated account of the dazzling and devastating events, forces, triumphs, and setbacks that have shaped the Baby Boomer generation - a version that you can read in about an hour.
