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<p><P>Born during the Great Depression and World War Two (1929&#8211;1945) an entire generation has slipped between the cracks of history. These Lucky Few became the first American generation smaller than the one before them, and the luckiest generation of Americans ever. As children they experienced the most stable intact parental families in the nation&#8217;s history. Lucky Few women married earlier than any other generation of the century and helped give birth to the Baby Boom, yet also gained in education compared to earlier generations. Lucky Few men made the greatest gains of the century in schooling, earned veterans benefits like the Greatest Generation but served mostly in peacetime with only a fraction of the casualties, came closest to full employment, and spearheaded the trend toward earlier retirement. Even in retirement/old age the Lucky Few remain in the right place at the right time. Here is their story, and the story of how they have affected other recent generations of Americans before and since.<p>Carlson&#8217;s work provides an examination of a previously neglected generation while at the same time teaching us how important generational location in general is i

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Author

Carlson, Elwood, 1950-

Publisher

Springer Netherland

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781402085413

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Sociology, History, Anthropology

Rating

3.67 / 5 (3 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14