New Sixties Books

As the 8th grade Language Arts classes begin their Sixties Debate research next week, the IMC is pleased to announce several new addtions to our collection covering sixties topics. First, we have the book The Race for Space; The United States and the Soviet Union Compete for the New Frontier, by Betsy Kuhn. This well-illustrated book shows the development of spacecraft from Sputnick to the moon landing and talks about the advancements made and the rivalry between the two major powers.

From the series American Social Movement, we have a book on the Feminist Movement spanning from the 1920s to the end of the twentieth century. Also added is The 1960s from the series Great Speeches in History. This is a primary source book that features articles by many of the movers and shakers of that decade. But our prize addition is a 10-volume set called the Turbulent 60s featuring one volume for each year in the debate. These books contain many articles that are also primary sources having been written in the 1960s.

While the 8th graders are reserching for their debates, these new books will be in the Reserve Section and on overnight check-out. Once the research is completed, these books will be available for everyone who enjoys looking back on a decade that changed America.