America in the Sixties--Right, Left, and Center : A Documentary History

Rating:
Summary: Excellent Overall Resource
Review: While this book covers a popular topic, it is an excellent source of primary resources from the time -- such as speeches -- divided into important topics, such as Women's Liberation, The Great Society and Vietnam. Gathering information on the topics included from all perspectives (right, left and center) can often be difficult -- never mind all in one book! The appendices include poll results and a statistical profile of the 1960s. The book also contains a good index.

This book is wonderful as it gathers the ideologies of the 1960s into a book that both students can use and adults can enjoy, and that the materials are mostly primary sources. This alone sets it apart from many other books about the decade.