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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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I Was a 60s Boy: Childhood Memories of School Days, Bikes, Toys, Television, Sports, Family Life, and Summer Vacations for Any Boy Who Grew Up in 1960

I Was a 60s Boy: Childhood Memories of School Days, Bikes, Toys, Television, Sports, Family Life, and Summer Vacations for Any Boy Who Grew Up in 1960

Oakes, Troy

Paperback

20th Century United States HistoryGeneral SociologyGeneral World History

ISBN13: 9798174897267
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 16 2026
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.99
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Remember when a bicycle could fill an afternoon, Saturday morning television was worth getting up early for, and summer seemed to stretch on forever?

I Was a 60s Boy brings the everyday world of American boyhood in the 1960s back into focus-the school desks and lunchboxes, neighborhood games, toys and comic books, family routines, television, music, sports, road trips, holidays, and the moments when a changing country entered the living room.

Across 62 engaging chapters, Troy Oakes revisits the details that can unlock a lifetime of memories: the sound of a screen door, a baseball glove waiting by the steps, a transistor radio close at hand, the corner store, the family car, Christmas morning, and the freedom of heading outside on a bike.

This is not the story of one boy. It is a warm, researched look at a generation of childhood experiences, written with room for the differences between families, neighborhoods, and lives across America.

Designed in true 16-point large print, the book is comfortable to read and easy to dip into a chapter at a time.

Whether you grew up in the 1960s, enjoy American social history, or are looking for a thoughtful nostalgic gift for a father, grandfather, husband, brother, or friend, open the book and see which memories come rushing back.

Turn the page and take the trip back.

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