Download or read book New York in the Fifties written by Dan Wakefield and published by Mariner Books. This book was released on 1992 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wakefield explores a decade in which the "taste, politics, and culture of our society underwent a profound transformation, one that shaped the way we live now". Enriched by the recollections of friends and colleagues who bring their own insights to this book: Norman Mailer, Joan Didion, Calvin Trillin, Allen Ginsberg, and others. Photographs.