THE ROARING TWENTIES : Discover the Era of Prohibition, Flappers, and Jazz

Amidon Lusted, Marcia. (Author). Keller, Jennifer. (Added Author).

Summary: The 1920s is one of the most fascinating decades in American history, when the seeds of modern American life were sown. It was a time of prosperity and recovery from war, when women''s roles began to change and advertising and credit made it desirable and easy to acquire a vast array of new products. But there was a dark side of crime and corruption, racial intolerance, hard times for immigrants and farmers, and an impending financial collapse. The Roaring Twenties: Discover the Era of Prohibition, Flappers, and Jazz explores all the different aspects of the time, from literature and music to p.

Record details

ISBN: 9781619302624
ISBN: 1619302624
ISBN: 9781619302631
ISBN: 1619302632
Physical Description: remote
1 online resource (233 pages).
Publisher: New York : Nomad Press, 2014.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:	Front Cover; Title Page; Contents; Timeline; Introduction; Why Were the Twenties; Chapter 1; We're In the Money; Chapter 2; Politics and Prohibition; Chapter 3; An Age of Invention; Chapter 4; Culture and All That Jazz; Chapter 5; Not Invited to the Party; Chapter 6; The Party's Over; Glossary; Resources; Index; Back Cover.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Restrictions: NLC students and staff only.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.