The Roaring Twenties: Discover the Era of Prohibition, Flappers, and Jazz

by Marcia Amidon Lusted

Book Overview

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.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1619302608
• ISBN13: 9781619302600
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Nomad Press (VT)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 12 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 10