Midcentury Christmas: holiday fads, fancies, and fun from 1945 to 1970

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"A celebration of Christmas in the 1950s and '60s. Midcentury America was a wonderland of department stores, suburban cul-de-sacs, and Tupperware parties. Every kid on the block had to have the latest cool toy, be it an Easy Bake Oven for pretend baking, a rocket ship for pretend space travel, or a Slinky, just because. At Christmastime, postwar America's dreams and desires were on full display, from shopping mall Santas to shiny aluminum Christmas trees, from the Grinch to Charlie Brown's beloved spindly Christmas tree. Now design maven Sarah Archer tells the story of how Christmastime in America rocketed from the Victorian period into Space Age, thanks to the new technologies and unprecedented prosperity that shaped the era"--Amazon.com.;A topsy-turvy world -- All is bright: decorating -- Gifts & greetings -- Christmas is in your hands. A topsy-turvy world -- All is bright: decorating -- Gifts & greetings -- Christmas is in your hands.