1969 was one of the most iconic years in U.S. history.

Check out these titles that highlight some of the defining events of that summer, half a century ago.

 

Apollo’s Legacy: Perspectives on the Moon Landings

By Roger Launius

“Space Age aficionados, political junkies, and general readers will find both the unexpected and the fascinating in Launius’s scrupulously researched account.” —Publishers Weekly

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One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon

By Charles Fishman

“A work that will reward readers with new angles on a familiar story.” —Booklist

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Moonfire: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11

By Norman Mailer & Colum McCann

“No one captured the men, the mood, and the machinery like Norman Mailer.” – Taschen

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Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music

By Michael Lang

Woodstock is an exuberant volume, that conveys the vision, hard work and very elusive magic…” – Reel Art Press

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Woodstock: 50 Years of Peace and Music

By Daniel Bukszpan

We knew so much about Woodstock but, after reading Bukszpan’s book, we know so much more. —LA Weekly

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Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders

By Vincent Bugliosi & Curt Gentry

“A social document of rare importance.”- The New Republic

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Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties

By Tom O’Neill

“Riveting … True crime fans will be enthralled.”―Publishers Weekly

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Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975

By Max Hastings

“This is a comprehensive, spellbinding, surprisingly intimate, and altogether magnificent historical narrative.” – Tim O’Brien

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When I Turned Nineteen: A Vietnam War Memoir

By Glyn Haynie

As a professional historian, I enjoyed the book very much and finished it knowing something more about both the Vietnam War and the subjective experience of those who fought it. – Richard F. Miller

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The Stonewall Reader

By New York Public Library

“This masterful collection is perhaps one of the most exhaustive looks at the events surrounding Stonewall from the LGBTQ perspective and provides a wonderfully diverse cast of voices.” —Library Journal

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Stonewall: The Definitive Story of the LGBTQ Rights Uprising that Changed America

By Martin Duberman

“A fascinating account of the birth of gay liberation and a replay of the turbulent, society-changing ’60s.”— San Francisco Chronicle

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Chappaquiddick: Power, Privilege, and the Ted Kennedy Cover-Up 

By Leo Damore

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