{"product_id":"time-capsule-of-1976-american-life-culture-breakthroughs-and-world-events-year-in-history-books-1","title":"Time Capsule of 1976: American Life, Culture, Breakthroughs, and World Events (Year in History Books)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cspan\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efull-color photo history of 1976 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat explores \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eeveryday American life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eculture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebreakthroughs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eworld events \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethrough the American lens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpen the Time Capsule and Step Back Into 1976!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcross \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e180 full-color pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e142 photos and illustrations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this book is your time machine into the Bicentennial year of fireworks and a nation taking stock of itself. 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