College Book World, in association with Amazon.com, provides you with the security, reliability, selection and price you’ve come to expect from the largest, most trusted names in online shopping. |
|
|
| Daily Life in the United States, 1920-1940: How Americans Lived Through the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression | 
 enlarge | List Price: $18.95
Buy New: $12.89
You Save: $6.06 (32%)
Buy New/Used from $11.50
Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 11 reviews)
Sales Rank: 8975
Category: Book
Author: David E. Kyvig
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee, Publisher
Studio: Ivan R. Dee, Publisher
Manufacturer: Ivan R. Dee, Publisher
Label: Ivan R. Dee, Publisher
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 350
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 1
ISBN: 1566635845
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.91
EAN: 9781566635844
ASIN: 1566635845
Publication Date: September 25, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
The twenties and thirties witnessed dramatic changes in American life: increasing urbanization, technological innovation, cultural upheaval, and economic disaster. In this fascinating book, the prize-winning historian David Kyvig describes everyday life in these decades, when automobiles and home electricity became commonplace, when radio and the movies became broadly popular.
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
Just What I Was Looking For December 16, 2008
There are many books out there about the Depression years, but they usually only give a VERY brief introduction to the era, then begin more or less in October of 1929, and are mostly historical rather than sociological. This author realized the importance to the reader of understanding the decade leading up to the Crash and the Depression, as well as learning about day-to-day life as it was lived by average Americans in order to reach a full understanding of what America was like during this time. This is EXACTLY the approach I was looking for and I was very pleased, indeed, by this volume. It is well-researched and well-written, and relates information I have had trouble finding elsewhere. I highly recommend it for a broad range of ages.
 A fast read, like an 8th grade social studies text November 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was a great read. I like how the author highlighted the social and the economic and the cultural changes that took place during these formative years in 20th century America. You read about the genius, yet uncompromising Henry Ford, who designed the Model T, and later the Model A, but failed in his bid to create a winning farm tractor (they kept tipping over backward).
You will also read about the greed and the heavy loans that banks gave out that led to the 1929 stock market crash. But you will also read about FDR's tremendous reforms: The creation of Social Security, the SEC, the FDIC, the Agricultural Adjustment Act (which was later struck down by the Supreme Court, but reintroduced in a different incarnation based on taxes), TVA, and many others.
I enjoyed reading about how American life changed with the advent of electric light in homes, which led people to read more. The chapters on marriage, divorce, and sexuality were also interesting.
This is a great book about the roaring Twenties and the depressing Thirties.
Learning from the first Great Depression (is GDII next?) October 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If we don't learn from the past....
This book is well-written: it is not a dry, plodding description of the Great Depression of the 30's and the decades before and after. The gaiety of the Roaring Twenties, Prohibition notwithstanding, is well-described, to the extent one can almost step into the post-WWI exhilaration. Only to be followed by financial disaster.
Then the crash of the stock market, explained so that even I, a non-financial-investments person, can comprehend the cause and effects. The daily life, which was what I initially sought to understand, was thoroughly examined from the popular attendance of the new talkies to the government programs initiated to alleviate the dire circumstances of so many people.
I recommend this book to anyone interested in learning from the past: a past that may resemble our future!
bringing history to life March 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
History is more than the story of big, important men making important decisions. Any worthy historical account needs to give insight into how the masses lived during a given time. This book accomplishes just that and tells the reader how day to day life was, for most Americans, from 1920-1940. For example, in 1920 less than half of Americans had electricity or running water and the situation only gradually improved. Important facts like that are left out from most other accounts, which is why this is a must-read for anyone who wants to know about the subject. To understand the World War II generation, this book should be mandatory. I used this book as a reference when I wrote my own book. See:
Alcohol, Boat Chases, and Shootouts! How the U.S. Coast Guard and Customs Fought Rum Smugglers and Pirates (Part I: 1919-1924)
Daily Life review January 18, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Daily Life in the United States, 1920-1940: How Americans Lived Through the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
This is a well-done book. I study this period of US history and find this book an excellent part of that journey.
|
College Book World, in association with Amazon.com, provides you with the security, reliability, selection and price you’ve come to expect from the largest, most trusted names in online shopping.
Our association with Amazon.com provides you with the utmost in security and reliability. Browse our store and add items to your cart and have peace knowing that your order will be processed and fulfilled through the Amazon.com network.
The obvious question is why shop our store versus going directly to Amazon.com? Our commitment is to present you with focused products that have been specially organized and presented. You could view us as your own personal shopper or concierge. You still end up purchasing from the same major store. We save you time finding the product you are looking to find and streamline the process for you.
While we all like the great prices and selection found at the large mass wholesalers, but it is easy to get lost in the process. We are committed to making shopping quick and easy. |
|
|
|
|
