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Fifties  Culture  Nostalgia

Fifties-era transportation Tiki Culture books about The Fifties videos & DVDs music of The Fifties

homepage of Rick Walker, Private Investigator
Rick Walker's Fifties Research Page
Rick Walker's Route 66 Pages

at Maison d'Κtre Beatnik Coffeehouse & Bookstore
'The Beat Generation' Page
Beatnik Film Festival Page

at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
Drive-In Movie Theaters Page
History of Radio & Television Pages
Best Picture Academy Awards 1951-1960
The Hollywood Blacklist

at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore
Hopalong Cassidy Page
The Cisco Kid & Pancho Page
The Lone Ranger Page

here at Spirit of America Bookstore
Roadside Diners & Coffee Shops Page
Surf Shack Page + Surf Woodies Page
Googie-style roadside architecture
Books on Route 66 Pages
Nostalgic Americana Page
Old Time Radio Page
Atomic USA Page + Atomic Film Festival Page

Outside Links

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Conelrad [atomic civil defense] Cold War Era Civil Defense Virtual Museum Atomic U.S.A. Page at Spirit of America

Books  About  Fifties-Era  Culture

	"The Great Black Way: L.A. In The 1940s & The Lost Negro Renaissance" [2006] by R.J. Smith PublicAffairs pb [8/2007] for $11.53 PublicAffairs 9¼x6½ hardcover [6/2006] for $26.95
	"Let's Go Bowling!" [2005] by Eric Dregni Motorbooks Intl. 9½x9 hardcover [10/2005] for $15.56
	"Scene of The Crime: Photographs From The L.A.P.D. Archive" [2004] Foreword by Chief William J. Bratton, Introduction by James Ellroy, Essay by Tim B. Wride Harry N. Abrams 13½x8½ hardcover [10/2004] for $23.80
	"The 1950s: American Popular Culture Through History" [2004] by William H. & Nancy K. Young Greenwood Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [4/2004] for $49.35
	"Motel America: A State-By-State Tour Guide To Nostalgic Stopovers" [2004] by Andrew F. & Jenny L. Wood Collectors Press 9x6 pb [3/2004] for $10.17
	"Lost America: The Abandoned Roadside West" [2003] by Troy Paiva Motorbooks Intl 9x9 pb [6/2003] for $13.97
	"All-American Ads of The 40s" [2002] Edited by Jim Heimann Taschen 11x8¾ pb [3/2002] for $29.59
	"All-American Ads of The 50s" [2002] Edited by Jim Heimann Taschen 10½x8 pb [3/2002] for $29.19
	"Bowled Over: A Roll Down Memory Lane" [2002] by Gideon Bosker & Bianca Lencek-Bosker Diane Publng Co. 7x7 hardcover [4/2004] for $16.00 Chronicle Books 7½x7¼ hardcover [8/2002] out of print/many used
	"Southern California In The '50s: Sun, Fun & Fantasy" [2001] by Charles Phoenix Angel City Press 9¼x9½ hardcover [9/2001] for $24.50
	"Diners, Bowling Alleys and Trailer Parks: Chasing The American Dream In Postwar Consumer Culture" [2001] by Andrew Hurley Basic Books 8x5 pb [2/2002] for $17.95 Basic Books 8½x6 hardcover [2/2001] out of print
	"Historical Dictionary of The 1950s" [2000] by James S. Olson intended for use by scholars, universities & libraries Greenwood Press 9½x6½ hardcover [7/2000] for $107.95
	"Leis, Luaus & Aloha: The Lure of Hawaii In The Fifties" [1999] by Fred E. Basten Island Heritage 12½x10 hardcover [11/99] for $13.57
	"Fabulous Las Vegas In The 50s: Glitz, Glamour & Games" [1999] by Fred E. Basten & Charles Phoenix Angel City Press 9½x9½ hardcover [10/99] for $18.86
	"Remembering Muscle Beach: Where Hard Bodies Began - Photographs & Memories" [1999] by Harold Zinkin, with Bonnie Hearn (Hill) Angel City Press 9½x9½ hardcover [6/99] out of print/used
	"Going Home To The Fifties" [1999] by William Yenne The ideal of suburban (Middle Class) living as presented to America by magazine advertising illustrations. Last Gasp 9½x9 pb [11/2005] for $17.79
	"As Seen On TV: The Visual Culture of Everyday Life in the 1950s" [1994] by Karal Ann Marling Harvard Univ Press 9¼x6 pb [3/96] for $20.50 Harvard Univ Press 9½x6.4 hardcover [9/94] for $27.50
	"When We Were Young: A Baby-Boomer Yearbook 1947-1975" [1993] by Rita Lang Kleinfelder Hungry Minds 9x6½ pb [4/93] out of print/used Smithmark hardcover [12/96] out of print/used
	"Populuxe" [1987] by Thomas Hine Fine Commns 10.4x8¾ hardcover [10/99] for $16.97 Knopf pb [11/87] out of print/used

"The Fifties: The Way We Really Were" [1977]
by Douglas T. Miller & Marion Novak
Doubleday hardcover [5/77] out of print/used

"Revolutionary Road" [rediscovered 1961 novel] by Richard Yates Mired in creeping boredom in the suburbs, with unfulfilled lives and careers, a prosperous Connecticut couple decides to move with their two children to France to escape the consumer- ist demands of capitalist America. The book is compared to Updike, and described as 'well written, witty & intriguing'; listed on Time Magazine's All-TIME 100 Novels (10/2005) Vintage 8x5¼ pb [4/2000] for $10.17 Greenwood Press 8½x5¾ hardcover [10/71] for $89.95

feature film [DreamWorks Dec 2008] Co-produced & directed by Sam Mendes; starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates & Michael Shannon; cast won Ensemble Performance Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Paramount widescreen color Blu-ray [6/2009] for $13.99 Paramount widescreen color DVD [6/2009] for $16.99 Nonesuch soundtrack CD [12/2008] 15 tracks for $14.99 full credits at IMDb • official movie site

Books on Route 66 at Spirit of America Bookstore

Tiki  Culture
Tiki Culture entry at Wikipedia

Les Baxter [1922-96]: browse music • official website • Wikipedia
Martin Denny [1911-2005]: browse music • Vik's fansite • Wikipedia
vibist Arthur Lyman [1932-2002]: browse music • Wikipedia
Don Tiki band: browse music • official website

	"Adventures in Paradise" [2009] by The Waitiki 7   Granson Music Co. MP3 album [8/2009] download 13 tracks for $8.99
	"Tiki Modern and The Wild World of Witco" [2007] by Sven A. Kirsten Taschen 10¾x9½ hardcover [9/2007] for $26.39
	"Tiki Road Trip: A Guide To Tiki Culture In North America" [2003] by James Teitelbaum Santa Monica Press 9x6 pb [5/2003] for $11.87
	"The Book of Tiki: A Guide For The Urban Archeologist" [2000] by Sven A. Kirsten Taschen 10x8½ pb [6/2003] for $19.99 Taschen hardcover [9/2000] out of print/used
	"Leis, Luaus & Aloha: The Lure of Hawaii In The Fifties" [1999] by Fred E. Basten Island Heritage 12½x10 hardcover [11/99] for $13.57

Videos  &  DVDs  About  Fifties-Era  Culture

	"David Halberstam's The Fifties" tv miniseries [A&E/History airdate Nov 1997] Narrated by Edward Herrmann A&E VHS [2/98] 6 tapes for $89.95 full credits from IMDb
	"The Fifties" [1993] by David Halberstam Fawcett pb [6/94] for $10.50 Random House hardcover [4/96] out of print/used Villard 9½x6½ hardcover [6/93] out of print/used Random House Audio [6/93] out of stock/used

Fifties-Era  Transportation

	"Cars: American Retro" [2000] Edited by Alison Moss Sourcebooks 6½x6¾ hardcover [10/2000] for $12.95
	"Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth: His Life, Times, Cars & Art" [2003] by Pat Ganahl CarTech 10.3x10.3 hardcover [3/2003] for $27.97
	"Rat Fink: The Art of Ed Big Daddy Roth" [2003] by Ed Roth & C. R. Stecyk Last Gasp of SF pb & CD [6/2003] for $20.97 Last Gasp of SF hardcover & CD [4/2003] out of print/used
	"Cruisin': Car Culture In America" [1997] by Michael Karl Witzel & Kent Bash Motorbooks Intl 9¾x10¼ hardcover [9/97] for $24.47

Music  of  the  Fifties

Spirit of America Bookstore's Jazz Music Page
'Your Hit Parade' 1935-55
'Your Hit Parade' 1955-59

browse Les Baxter [1922-96] music catalog at Amazon
browse Martin Denny [1911-2005] music catalog at Amazon
browse vibist Arthur Lyman [1932-2002] music catalog at Amazon

"Central Avenue Sounds: Jazz In Los Angeles" [1998] Edited by Clora Bryant Univ CA Press 9x6 pb [12/99] for $13.97 Univ CA Press 9½x6½ hardcover [3/98] out of print/used

"The Black Music History of Los Angeles, It Roots: A Classical Pictorial
History of Black Music in L.A. from 1920-1970" [1992]
by Tom Reed, with photos by Howard Morehead & others
Black Accent on L.A. hardcover [10/92] out of print/used

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