TY - BOOK AU - Woodger,Elin AU - Burg,David F. TI - The 1980s SN - 0816058091 AV - E876 .W666 2006 U1 - 973.92 22 PY - 2006/// CY - New York PB - Facts On File KW - Nineteen eighties KW - United States KW - History KW - 1974-1989 KW - Politics and government N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 442-478) and index; The fall of Jimmy Carter: November 1979-January 1981 -- The great communicator takes over: January 1981-October 1982 -- Highs, lows, and frightening times: November 1982-December 1983 -- "Morning in America": January-December 1984 -- Terrorism and disaster: January 1985-April 1986 -- Arms and the President: May 1986-December 1987 -- Beginning of the end: January1988-January 1989 -- The torch is passed: January 1989-January 1990; Reference and Research Book News, August 2006; Young Adult; Follett Library Resources N2 - Examines the events of the 1980s in the United States through firsthand accounts from letters, speeches, and newspaper articles, and includes introductory essays, a chronology, and excerpts from significant documents of the decade UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0515/2005018732.html ER -