Books in American Decades series

This tumultuous decade is known for the Great Depression and the New Deal programs that helped to end the depression. Chapters discuss these subjects as well as the golden age of radio, gangsters and crime, labor disputes, and events of the time such as the Lindbergh kidnapping.

This tumultuous decade is known for the Great Depression and the New Deal programs that helped to end the depression. Chapters discuss these subjects as well as the golden age of radio, gangsters and crime, labor disputes and events of the time such as the Lindbergh kidnapping.

Relying on the words of participants or on fascinating secondary sources, this book delivers a glimpse of key people and events from this exciting decade. Reform, war, spectacular technology, and bigotry mark the decade, as does the appearance of Charlie Chaplin, Alvin York, Woodrow Wilson, and Henry Ford.

The 'roaring' twenties were a time of optimism and economic prosperity following the end of World War I. Chapters discuss topics such as Prohibition, the stock market crash of 1929, and the emerging influence of radio.

Explores the political, economic, and social conditions of the United States in the 1990s.

Designed to be accessible to young readers, these volumes offer a way of learning about the history of America. Each book includes information on what was happening in the arts, sciences, popular culture, fashion, and music. They include 100 or more photographs, box features, pull-out quotations, a glossary, a further reading list, and an index.

"Includes indexes for the complete eleven-volume set."