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Author Hanson, Erica, 1952-

Title The 1920s / Erica Hanson.

Publication Info. San Diego, Calif. : Lucent Books, [1999]
©1999
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Location Call No. Status
 New Britain, Main Library - Children's Department  J973.91 HAN    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Children's Department  J973.9 CULTURAL    Check Shelf
Description 128 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Series A cultural history of the United States through the decades
Cultural history of the United States through the decades.
Bibliography 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.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR UG 9.9 4.0 31281.
Subject United States -- History -- 1919-1933 -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Social life and customs -- 1918-1945 -- Juvenile literature.
Nineteen twenties -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- History -- 1919-1933.
United States -- Social life and customs -- 1918-1945.
Nineteen twenties.
ISBN 1560065524 alkaline paper
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