| Daily Life in the United States, 1920-1940: How Americans Lived Through the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression Revised Edition Contributor(s): Kyvig, David E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1566635845 ISBN-13: 9781566635844 Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher OUR PRICE: $20.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: The twenties and thirties witnessed dramatic changes in American life: increasing urbanization, technological innovation, cultural upheaval, and economic disaster. In this fascinating book, the prize-winning historian David Kyvig describes everyday life in these decades, when automobiles and home electricity became commonplace, when radio and the movies became broadly popular. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - History | Social History - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 973.91 |
| LCCN: 2004045474 |
| Lexile Measure: 1410 |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 5.58" W x 8.48" (1.00 lbs) 350 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1920's - Chronological Period - 1930's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The twenties and thirties witnessed dramatic changes in American life: increasing urbanization, technological innovation, cultural upheaval, and economic disaster. In this fascinating book, the prize-winning historian David E. Kyvig describes everyday life in these decades, when automobiles and home electricity became commonplace, when radio and the movies became broadly popular. The details of work life, domestic life, and leisure activities make engrossing reading and bring the era clearly into focus. |