The Eighties in America provides comprehensive coverage of the impact of the 1980's (defined as 1980-1989) on the United States and Canada. Subjects of the approximately 680 articles include political leaders, athletes, entertainment figures, films, books, TV shows, plays, events, fads, products, technology, and overviews of such broad issues as education, economics, race relations, politics, and the arts. This three-volume series joins the acclaimed sets The Sixties in America, The Fifties in America, and The Seventies in America as a means of studying history by covering the impact of a given decade on the United States and Canada.