The Years Gone Bye: A Yearly Snapshot of the People, Places, and Things that Captured Our Attention for 50 Years - Softcover

The Years Gone Bye takes you back to a time when . . . · a thong was something you wore on your feet · a blackberry was something you ate · and mini skirts raised eyebrows · Elvis was drafted into the army · Archie called Edith a "dingbat" · and Forrest Gump became a household name · America landed on the moon · divers found the Titanic after 73 years · and the police chased a white Bronco down the LA Freeway These snippets are just a few threads of the thousands of strands of pop culture and history that weave this book into a tapestry of the last half-century.

Lorraine Rocco is a former elementary school teacher and a current Park House Guide at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.As a journalist, she has published more than 50 human interest articles in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Among her writing credits are four First Place Awards at the Philadelphia Writers Conference and an Honorable Mention for Special Writing in a New Jersey Press Association Contest.Her first novel, Secrets of the Heart, will be published in the fall of 2008. She makes her home in Marlton, New Jersey.