1927 and the Rise of Modern America
- ISBN-10
- 0700617159
- ISBN-13
- 9780700617159
- Category
- Nineteen twenties
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Author
- Charles J. Shindo
Description
A compelling and entertaining account of the year that represents the apex of 1920s American culture. Shatters the stereotype of the Roaring Twenties as a time of frivolity and excess and reveals instead a society torn between holding on to its glorious past while trying to navigate a brave new world.
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