This book has great pictures and is very readable as well. I have enjoyed it very much. Of course, the world wasn't perfect in the fifties, but, for a generation that had never known anything but depression and war, it was time to enjoy life. From the time that the Great Depression started in 1929 to the end of WWII, Americans had endured hard times when most people could barely afford to buy necessities and during the war, things were rationed or not available at all. After the war, Americans were ready to enjoy life and have things that they and their parents had to do without before. The world wasn't wonderful for everyone in the fifties, but it was a good life for middle-class America. This book does a great job of showing and describing the good things about that time in America.