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Social history is a branch of history that includes history of ordinary people and their way of life

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From the Erzgebirge to Potosi by Sean Daly

The Age of Constantine the Great by Jacob Burckhardt

The Greeks and Greek Civilization by Jacob Burckhardt

The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy by Jacob Burckhardt

Social History by Pelican Books

14 books — 6 voters

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Decadence & the Fin-de-Siècle

240 books — 201 voters

Little Heathens by Mildred Armstrong Kalish

Cowboys, Cooks, and Catastrophes by Reba P. Cunningham

We Had Everything But Money by Deb Mulvey

Anybody Can Do Anything by Betty MacDonald

Everyday Lives in History: 1930s

44 books — 9 voters

The Contract State by John and O’Neill Alford

Time, Tide and the Tyrrell by Jennifer McLennan

Non-fiction about Victoria (state), Australia

40 books — 1 voter

Lost Voices of the Edwardians by Max Arthur

Everyday Lives in History: 1890-1919

54 books — 9 voters

The Technique of the Love Affair by Doris Langley Moore

Something Old That Still Rings True

7 books — 2 voters

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“ Conceptual historians of various stripes asked after the origins of ideas, but they sought them by tracing the changing meanings of words across different socio-historical contexts. My concern, by contrast, is with the practical origins of ideas: with the ways in which the ideas we live by can be shown to be rooted in practical needs and concerns generated by certain facts about us and our situation. ”
― Matthieu Queloz, The Practical Origins of Ideas: Genealogy as Conceptual Reverse-Engineering

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“ It was to be the longest flight I had ever made in my young life and one of the most interesting. Having always been interested in the magic of aviation I knew that the DC-6B, I boarded was an approximately 75 seat, trans-ocean, Pan Am Clipper. It would also be the last long distance propeller driven commercial airliner. The only difference between it and the DC-6A was that it didn’t have a large cargo door in its side, and it was also approximately 5 feet longer than the DC-6A. 1955 was a good It was to be the longest flight I had ever made in my young life and one of the most interesting. Having always been interested in the magic of aviation I knew that the DC-6B, I boarded was an approximately 75 seat, trans-ocean, Pan Am Clipper. It would also be the last long distance propeller driven commercial airliner. The only difference between it and the DC-6A was that it didn’t have a large cargo door in its side, and it was also approximately 5 feet longer than the DC-6A. 1955 was a good year and people felt relatively safe with Dwight D. Eisenhower in the White House. “I like Ike” had been his political motto since before he assumed office on January 20, 1953, even many Democrats held him in high esteem for his military service and winning the war in Europe. Eisenhower obtained a truce in Korea and worked diligently trying to ease the tensions of the Cold War. He did however fail to win over Georgy Malenkov, or Nikolai Bulganin who succeeded him, as Premier of the Soviet Union in February of 1955. As a moderate Conservative he left America, as the strongest and most productive nation in the world, but unfortunately because of his lack of diplomacy and love of golf, failed to prevent Cuba from slipping into the communist camp. WFLA inaugurated its broadcasting in the Tampa Bay area on February 14, 1955. The most popular music was referred to as good music, and although big bands were at their zenith in 1942, by 1947 and music critics will tell you that their time had passed. However, Benny Goodman was only 46 in 1955, Tommy Dorsey was 49 and Count Basie was 51. So, in many sheltered quarters they were still in vogue and perhaps always will be. I for one had my Hi-Fidelity 33 1/3 rpm multi stacked record player and a stash of vinyl long play recordings shipped to Africa. For me time stood still as I listened and entertained my friends. Some years later I met Harry James at the Crystal Ballroom in Disneyland. Those were the days…. Big on the scene was “Rhythm in Blues,” an offshoot of widespread African-American music, that had its beginnings in the ‘40s. It would soon become the window that Rock and Roll would come crashing through. ...more ”
― Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater Two...."

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