American Decades Primary Sources: 1920-1929 Contributor(s): Rose, Cynthia (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0787665908 ISBN-13: 9780787665906 Publisher: Gale Cengage OUR PRICE: $280.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2003 Annotation: The "Roaring Twenties" was a roaring decade indeed. The passage of the Volstead Act prohibited the sale and consumption of alcohol and spawned a black market network of smuggling and speakeasies. Gangsters like Al Capone captured the public's imagination. Fashionable, fun-loving women wore short skirts and even shorter hair. They, and a growing number of the public, danced to jazz music, and the popular Cotton Club in Chicago was open to both African Americans and whites. Business was booming in many industries and, for the first time, people were buying on credit. Speculation in the stock market was at an all-time high as a "get rich quick" mentality took hold, but the artificially inflated bubble burst on October 24, 1929. The stock market crash closed out the 1920s with a bang. The following documents are just a sampling of the offerings available in this volume:
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BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century |
Dewey: 973.9 |
LCCN: 2002008155 |
Series: American Decades: Primary Sources |
Physical Information: 1.98" H x 8.7" W x 11.22" (4.83 lbs) 720 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1920's |
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Publisher Description: The passage of the Volstead Act prohibited the sale and consumption of alcohol and spawned a black market network of smuggling and speakeasies. Gangsters like Al Capone captured the publics imagination. Fashionable, fun-loving women wore short skirts and even shorter hair. Business was booming in many industries and, for the first time, people were buying on credit. Speculation in the stock market was at an all-time high as a get rich quick mentality took hold, but the artificially inflated bubble burst on October 24, 1929. The stock market crash closed out the 1920s with a bang. The following documents are just a sampling of the offerings available in this volume:
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