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The Twenties in America

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A principal theme of the 1920s was "paradox," and Professor Carter explains the tensions that existed between city and country, progress and nostalgia for the past, progressive attitudes and the persistence of bigotry. Carter also provides incisive reevaluations of some archetypal figures of the era, such as Coolidge, Lindbergh, and Hemingway, and suggests new ways of considering events and developments such as jazz, popular sports, the Scopes trial, and isolationism.

Language: English

Pages: 142

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Release: January 15, 1975

ISBN: 0882957171

ISBN 13: 9780882957173

The Twenties in America

3.2/5 ( ratings)

A principal theme of the 1920s was "paradox," and Professor Carter explains the tensions that existed between city and country, progress and nostalgia for the past, progressive attitudes and the persistence of bigotry. Carter also provides incisive reevaluations of some archetypal figures of the era, such as Coolidge, Lindbergh, and Hemingway, and suggests new ways of considering events and developments such as jazz, popular sports, the Scopes trial, and isolationism.

Language: English

Pages: 142

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Release: January 15, 1975

ISBN: 0882957171

ISBN 13: 9780882957173

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