Lifting created the happy days into which baby boomers like me were born and the middle class that gave their parents the steps of the ladder to climb beyond the poverty of the depression and the pain of the war. chapter 6 was detroit's contribution to the culture. it was the green house of the music of our lives, from the immortal moves of barry gordy's motown sound to nugent, mitch rider, the mc5, america's pop culture. it's influence would shape our taste as much as white wall tires and bucket seats. chapter 7 was one of america's largest cities, being rocked by the race riots of the 60s an...