The A to Z from the Great War to the Great Depression Contributor(s): Wynn, Neil A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0810868148 ISBN-13: 9780810868144 Publisher: Scarecrow Press OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - History | Reference |
Dewey: 973.910 |
Series: A to Z Guides |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (1.30 lbs) 426 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This volume examines significant individuals and developments in American political, economic, social, and cultural history between the years 1913 and 1933. It was a time of momentous change including involvement in World War I, the Red Scare, the Jazz Age, the Crash of 1929, and the onset of the Great Depression. It covers the presidencies of Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover and the shift from reformism to conservatism. Prohibition and gangsterism symbolized the apparent failure of politics. The A to Z from the Great War to the Great Depression covers this important period in American history with a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on everything from automobiles, chemicals, and electrical goods, to mass entertainment and the rise of Hollywood, radio, and sport. |