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Do Over to the mid 1950s

PotomacBob ๐Ÿšซ

What if an adult in 2025 were sent back to live life over arriving at age 14 in 1955? The significance of that date is that it the MC would be living his or her high school years beginning 4 or 5 years BEFORE the birth control pill. Eisenhower was president, rock n roll was just getting started, car culture was dominant, age of consent in many states was much lower than today, and the Civil Rights movement was in its earliest stages. This was before JFK announced the intent to puta man on the moon. My guess is that any author who undertook to write such a story would be too young to remember those days, so would by necessity have to do a lot of research.

irvmull ๐Ÿšซ
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@PotomacBob

Even with research, I'll bet it would be easy to make lots of mistakes, and people like me who were 14 in 1955 would complain.

And the problem with relying on research is that much of the info is biased, often for political reasons.

Replies:   Dominions Son
Dominions Son ๐Ÿšซ

@irvmull

and people like me who were 14 in 1955 would complain.

And people born after 1955 wouldn't notice, and probably wouldn't care if they did.

solitude ๐Ÿšซ

@PotomacBob

Iskander has a story where the MC returns to 1962, aged 12. Close enough?

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PotomacBob ๐Ÿšซ

@solitude

thank you for the suggestion. It's not quite what I was looking forbecause of the year. 1962 was after The Pill became available, after Eisenhower sent federal troops to Arkansas to enforce desegretation of Little Rock schools, after Gary Francis Powers

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solitude ๐Ÿšซ

@PotomacBob

It's not quite what I was looking forbecause of the year. 1962 was after The Pill became available, after Eisenhower sent federal troops to Arkansas to enforce desegretation of Little Rock schools, after Gary Francis Powers

Its a story based in England, so the relevant timeline item is that it's before The Beatles

Switch Blayde ๐Ÿšซ

@PotomacBob

My novel "The Nymphomaniac" begins in 1956. When Elvis appeared on the Milton Berle show.

Did you know that KY jelly was only available in prescription back then?

Yeah, a lot was different in 1956. But not as different as in my novel "Lonely War Widows" which begins with the U.S. invasion of Italy in WWII or my novel "The Breeder" which takes place in the 1880s.

Replies:   PotomacBob
PotomacBob ๐Ÿšซ

@Switch Blayde

"The Nymphomaniac" sounds like it will hit most of the themes I suggested. I will begin reading it. Thanks for pointing me to it.

XofDallas ๐Ÿšซ
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@PotomacBob

The Richard Jackson Saga begins in the late 50's (not sure of the precise times, but Eisenhower was president). Coming of age story that turned into an alternate history/sci-fi story. Several books now (16?) but an excellent read. Author is Banadin.

hiltonls16 ๐Ÿšซ

@PotomacBob

Not sure when they go back to, but in Lazlo Zalezac's Emend by Eclipse has the main characters have to remember their teenage years didn't have many of the things they'd got used to in later life.

Replies:   Radagast
Radagast ๐Ÿšซ

@hiltonls16

1970s oil shock for their reboot.

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