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The Mindset Lists of American History
From Typewriters to Text Messages, What Ten Generations of Americans Think Is Normal
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Introduction: generations have always had mindsets -- Class of 1898: women have always been ridden bicycles -- Class of 1918: rum has always been demonic -- Class of 1931: They've always been spoiled by zippers -- Class of 1944: the Shadow has always known -- Class of 1957: fluoride has always been controversial -- Class of 1970: magazines have always been mad -- Class of 1983: there has always been the Grateful Dead -- Class of 1996: Michelangelo has always been a turtle -- Class of 2009: they've never dialed a telephone -- Class of 2026: they've never needed a key for anything -- Conclusion: we have always bent--but have never been broken.
** From the creators of the Mindset List ** Snapshots of the last nine generations and the one just born "The Mindset Lists of American History is a wonderfully entertaining, irreverent, and insightful look at the way each American generation creates its own history--and how quickly the next one plows it over.McBride and Nief should be hailed as America's cultural timekeepers."--Jim Simon, Seattle Times Just as high school graduates in 1957 couldn't imagine life without zippers, those of today can't imagine having to enter phone booths and deposit coins in order to call someone from the street corner. Every August, the Mindset List highlights the cultural touchstones that have shaped the lives of that year's incoming college class. Now this fascinating book extends the Mindset List approach to dramatize what it was like to grow up for every American generation since 1880, showcasing the remarkable changes in what Americans have considered "normal" about the world around them and showing how quickly and dramatically what is normal can change. "Indispensable! The list has become one of thehighlights of the year in our newsroom. It's excellent atteaching us history--and making us feel really old."--Brian Williams, NBC Nightly News