When one reflects upon the decade that was the 1970s, it’s easy to assess this era as the ‘red headed stepchild’ period of American history. Crunched between the free-spirited, ambitious activism of the 1960s and the materialistic, bigger-is-better attitude of the 1980s, the 1970s, in hindsight, was a reflection of a society desperate for identity, skeptic of authority, and just about willing to give anything a try.