Flashback to 1961 - A Time Traveler's Guide

- - - Also available in other years - - -Let's FLASHBACK to 1961 - a very special year. Was this the year you were born? Was this the year you were married? 

Let's travel back in time to celebrate your year, THE YEAR 1961, with this slim 75 page book packed with fun-filled fabulous facts. 

Enjoy a trip down memory lane, as you discover the people, the places, the politics, and the pleasures that made the year 1961 so special and unique, influencing the world we know today. 



Imagine if time-travel was a reality, and one fine morning you wake up to find yourself flashed back in time, back to the year 1961. 

What would life be like for a typical family, in a typical town, somewhere in America? 

We often reminisce about the golden boom years of the 50s and 60s, when families flourished, babies were born in record numbers, unemployment was low, and our standard of living surpassed that which our parents could only dream of....(cont.)

Now just imagine you flashed back to a town in 1961 United Kingdom or Western Europe. 

Unlike their lavish spending counterparts in America, a very different picture would await you.... (Get the book to read more!)



Expertly written by author B. Bradforsand-Tyler, a history teacher with a passion for sharing his knowledge. This slim 75-page book makes the perfect unique and thoughtful gift for anyone born or married in the year 1961.  

Celebrating the people, places, politics, and pleasures that made 1961 a very special year. 

Contains just the right amount of light-hearted trivia and serious international feature-news articles. 

A beautifully presented book filled with vintage photo reproductions on every page. Includes more than 20 rare vintage advertisements, many reproduced in full-page, with added enlarged text for easy reading. 



Contains expertly researched and written original full-page feature articles on: 

1961 Family Life in the USA, Life in the UK, Our Love Affair with Automobiles, The Golden Age of Television, Dick Van Dyke & Mary Tyler Moore, JFK 35th President of the USA, The Cold War-Nuclear Arms Race, The Cold War-Space Race, Cuba Invasion at Bay of Pigs, Berlin Builds a Wall, The Cold War-Battlefield Vietnam, Freedom Riders Against Segregation, World Wildlife Fund Created, West Side Story Hits Cinemas, Plus 8 pages of fashion trends. 

Also includes:

Sporting highlights, 1961 in Cinema and Film, Most Popular TV Shows, Billboard Top 30 Songs, Famous People Born in 1961, Census Statistics and Costs of Goods. 

The Time-Traveler's Guide - Flashback series of books are a hit with all generations. Leave them on the coffee table for the kids to enjoy too!