Includes bibliographical references (pages 122-124) and index.
Contents
Introduction: Prelude to the twenties -- Prosperity bandwagon: Economy through the decade -- Prohibition: Experiment that failed -- Women and the younger generation -- Break with tradition -- Intolerance -- Wheels and wings -- Ain't we got fun: Arts and entertainment -- Great crash -- Epilogue: Great depression -- Notes -- Chronology -- For further reading -- Works consulted -- Index -- Picture credits -- About the author.
Summary
Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of the United States in the 1920s, including prohibition, the higher standard of living, the Teapot Dome scandal, barnstorming, and flappers.