Books in America's Decades series

A collection of essays provides information on American culture and history between 1910 and 1920.

Explores the political, economic, and social conditions of the 1950s, including Communism, racial injustice, the Cold War, and the nuclear arms race.

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

The 1950s was defined by such diverse characteristics as anxiety over nuclear war and the emergence of affluent suburbia. Essays also discuss racial tensions and the influence of television and rock and roll music.

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.

American Decades is a cross-disciplinary source for junior and high school students and teachers, public librarians and general researchers who need a single, consistent reference to document and analyze periods of contemporary American social history. The original 10-volume set covers 1900-1999; the additional Volume 11 covers 2000-2009.

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

American Decades is a cross-disciplinary source for junior and high school students and teachers, public librarians and general researchers who need a single, consistent reference to document and analyze periods of contemporary American social history. The original 10-volume set covers 1900-1999; the additional Volume 11 covers 2000-2009.

American Decades is a cross-disciplinary source for junior and high school students and teachers, public librarians and general researchers who need a single, consistent reference to document and analyze periods of contemporary American social history. The original 10-volume set covers 1900-1999; the additional Volume 11 covers 2000-2009.