It was a wonderful time to be a child. Born after the war and brought up in an age of affluence, most boys and girls enjoyed the 1950s to the hilt.

Examines various aspects of teen life in the 1950s, a decade characterized by the emergence of rock'n'roll, looking at the music and musicians, Elvis, movie idols, hot rods, fashion, and the youth market.

Chronicles the decade with photographs and accompanying text on John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Woodstock, Vietnam, Martin Luther King, Muhammad Ali, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, and Jimi Hendrix.