Bibliograph

The roaring twenties, 1920 to 1929., Rodney P. Carlisle, general editor, Volume VI

Type

Label

The roaring twenties, 1920 to 1929., Rodney P. Carlisle, general editor, Volume VI

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The roaring twenties, 1920 to 1929.

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

368130360

Responsibility statement

Rodney P. Carlisle, general editor

Series statement

Handbook to life in America

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 ..."--Page 4 of cover

Table Of 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

resource.variantTitle

Handbook to life in America, Roaring twenties, 1920 to 1929

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