Table of Contents

Contents: Message from the Archivist of the United States, David S. Ferriero; Foreword by Bill Ruckelshaus; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Ball of Confusion; On Assignment: Jack Corn's Appalachia; Everybody is a Star; On assignment: John H. White's Chicago; Pave Paradise; On Assignment: Lyntha Scott Eiler's Arizona; On Assignment: Tom Hubbard's Fountain Square; Documerica Returns; Further reading; Notes; Index; National Archives Locations

About the Author

Bruce I. Bustard is a senior curator with the National Archives in Washington, DC. He has been the curator of several major National Archives exhibits including most recently Attachments: Faces and Stories from Americas Gates for which he also wrote the catalogue. He was the lead researcher for Discovering the Civil War, the Archives' exhibit commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War (2010). Bill Ruckelshaus was the first director of the Environmental Protection Agency, and ran the agency during the DOCUMERICA project.

Reviews

"Together the book and exhibition provide a time-capsule look back on 70s society and culture"--Amy Wolff, Photo District News "Bellbottoms, Smog and Afros: Documerica Searches for the Seventies"--Bryan Walsh, Lightbox, Time.com "A fascinating reminder of what life was like during these important 10 years" Noella Ballenger, --apogeephoto.com "A fantastic collection of photographs taken between 1971 and 1977 in the US"--The Herald Magazine