Daily Life in the United States, 1920-1940: How Americans Lived Through the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
by David E. Kyvig
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19 ratings, 3.68 average rating, 6 reviews
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published
September 25th 2004
by Ivan R. Dee, Publisher
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Paperback, 350 pages
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1566635845
(isbn13: 9781566635844)
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The twenties and thirties witnessed dramatic changes in American life: increasing urbanization, technological innovation, cultural upheaval, and econo...more
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Read in August, 2008
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Myselfrecommends it for: Anyone with a Brain
When I started reading it, I was a little wary. Statements like "In the 1920's inventions such as the radio and the vaccuum cleaner came to be seen as necessities..." made me wonder if there was anything in the book that was worth my time. However, after the first couple of chapters the information was significantly better even if the writing sounded mostly like a textbook. I found myself wondering how anyone even remotely familiar with the Great Depression can look at the current st...more
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Read in September, 2008
"How Americans Lived through the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression" was one of my granddaughter's college textbooks - always chancy as a book to read for fun; but the professor tells a good tale about the world where my parents grew up. He packs it with statistics, which I find interesting if well written and to the point, as done here. "Social history" might be waning a bit, at any rate in history professionals' realm; but it's still a fine way to delve into our past...more
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I read this as background for my novel in progess, which is set in the Edwardian era.
This book is extremely interesting in that the author tells you how different innovations such as the automobile, electricity, airplanes and the radio changed American society. I only read the parts up until 1920, but then the Depression is depressing to read about anyway.
This book is extremely interesting in that the author tells you how different innovations such as the automobile, electricity, airplanes and the radio changed American society. I only read the parts up until 1920, but then the Depression is depressing to read about anyway.
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Read in March, 2008
Good book! It was a easy read but very interesting. I learned about during that time about the daily life and what people really experienced. He portrayed the detailed information in a way that any could understand as well as retain for later.
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Read in August, 2008
Quite dry, especially at the outset. It is, however, extremely informative; worth reading if you have any interest in this period of history.
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I skimmed the rest of it, picking out things i thought were interesting. it was ok.
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