This book provides the reader with a deeper understanding of day-to-day life in America from 2010 to 2019. This new volume in the This volume is sure to be of value as both a serious research tool for students of American history as well as an intriguing climb up America's family tree
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Table of Contents.
Essay on the 2010s.
Publisher's Note.
Profiles.
1: 2011: Day Care Owner in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
2: 2011: Emergency Room Nurse in Tuscon, Arizona.
3: 2011: Iraq War Soldier in Rural Kentucky.
4: 2012: Hatian Immigrant & Hair Stylist in LaGrange, New York.
5: 2013: Political Lobbyist in Washington D.C..
6: 2013: Truck Driver in West, Texas.
7: 2014: Farmer & Home Schooler in West Liberty, Pennsylvania.
8: 2014: Technician at VA Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.
9: 2015: Black Lives Matter Activist in Baltimore, Maryland.
10: 2015: Teach for America Teacher in Los Angeles, California.
11: 2015: Couple Who Marries After Same-Sex Landmark Decision in New Orleans, Louisiana.
12: 2016: Bernie Sanders Campaigner in Alliance, Ohio.
13: 2016: Community Activist for Social Change in Cincinnati, Ohio.
14: 2016: Family Therapist in Worchester, Massachusetts.
15: 2016: Pakistani Immigrant & Retail Worker in Hopewell Junction, New York.
16: 2017: Mother of Transgender Rights Activist in Blacksburg, North Carolina.
17: 2017: Irish Bar Manager in Santa Clara, California.
18: 2017: Circus Worker in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
19: 2017: Manufacturing Plant Worker in Gary, Indiana.
20: 2018: Self-Made Working Artist in Boston, Massachusetts.
21: 2018: Furniture Maker in Cincinnati, Ohio.
22: 2018: First Women Mayor of Small Town in Harlow, Tennessee.
23: 2018: Political Cartoonist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
24: 2019: From Prisoner to Bakery Worker in Yonkers, New York.
25: 2019: Project Engineer in Providence, Rhode Island.
Historical Snapshots.
26: Early 2010s.
27: Mid 2010s.
28: Late 2010s.
Economy of the Times.
29: Consumer Expenditures.
30: Annual Income of Standard Jobs.
31: Selected Prices.
32: The Value of a Dollar, 1860–2019.
All Around Us—What We Saw, Wrote, Read & Listened To.