Daily Life in the United States, 1920-1940: How Americans Lived Through the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression

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 E. Kyvig describes everyday life in these decades, when automobiles and home electricity became commonplace, when radio and the movies became broadly popular. The details of work life, domestic life, and leisure activities make engrossing reading and bring the era clearly into focus.

Author: David E. Kyvig
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
Published: 06/30/2004
Pages: 350
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.48h x 5.58w x 1.03d
ISBN13: 9781566635844
ISBN10: 1566635845
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | 20th Century
- History | Social History
- History | Modern | 20th Century | General

About the Author
David E. Kyvig is professor of history at Northern Illinois University. He has written a number of books in American history, including Explicit and Authentic Acts, which was awarded the Bancroft Prize. He lives in DeKalb, Illinois.