| Description |
xii, 282 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"Flamboyant, excessive, and abounding in changes, the 1920's fell between the two great wars of the 20th century. Characterized in the United States by the trends of Prohibition, bootleggers, the Harlem Renaissance, Art Deco design, and the Jazz Age, this period witnessed a shift in gender relations and moral values and spawned the first generation gap. While rural life became marked by a religious fundamentalism, urban life tended to an eager acceptance of modernity, a difference highlighted by the 1925 Scopes Trial in Dayton, Tennessee..."--p.[4] of cover. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Family and daily life -- Material culture -- Social attitudes -- Cities and urban life -- Rural life -- Religion -- Education -- Science and technology -- Entertainment and sports -- Crime and violence -- Labor and employment -- Military and wars -- Population trends and migration -- Transportation -- Public health, medicine, and nutrition. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Scopes, John Thomas -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Harlem Renaissance.
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African Americans -- History.
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Prohibition -- United States.
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Nineteen twenties.
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Jazz -- 1921-1930.
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Automobiles -- United States -- History.
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United States -- History -- 1919-1933.
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Families -- United States -- History.
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Education -- United States -- History.
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Technology -- United States -- History.
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United States -- Medicine -- History.
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Amusements -- United States -- History.
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History.
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United States -- Religion -- History.
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United States -- Transportation -- History.
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United States -- Politics and government.
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United States -- Social conditions.
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United States -- Civilization.
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National characteristics, American.
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| Added Author |
Carlisle, Rodney P.
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| Added Title |
Handbook to life in America. #06 |
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Roaring twenties, 1920 to 1929 |
| ISBN |
9780816071791 v. 6 |
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0816071799 v. 6 |
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