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

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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.

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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.
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Kyvig—a respected historian . . . writes in an agreeably lucid style . . . about subjects that should be of immediate interest to all readers. (The Review of Higher Education)

Kyvig regularly comes up with illuminating details . . . and new ways of thinking about familiar subjects. . . . This is an unusually satisfying book. (Atlantic Monthly)

The details of work life, domestic life, and leisure activities make engrossing reading . . . on a level we can all understand. (Walla Walla Union Bulletin)

This enjoyable read brings the period clearly into focus. (Forbes)

Virtually encyclopedic in its coverage of a vast array of topics, yet it manages to be readable and engaging. (Ronald E. Butchart University Of Georgia)

David Kyvig's Daily Life in the United States, 1920–1940 is an excellent social history which examines how 'ordinary people' reacted to the massive changes during what have been called the 'prosperity' and 'depression' decades. (Roger Daniels, University of Cincinnati)

Daily Life in the United States, 1920–1940 is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the origins of contemporary America. (William L. O'Neill, Professor of History, Rutgers University; author of Coming Apart)

In the midst of his quite lucid and readable analysis, the author also touches on race, gender, class and the differences between rural and urban environments. In sum, Kyvig's book represents a penetrating information-packed portrait of Main Street USA, during tumultuous times. (Publishers Weekly)

Stands strong on a bedrock of solid research and clear writing. (Library Journal)

A happy marriage of political and social history. (William E. Leuchtenburg, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, author of The Supreme Court Reborn)

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  • PublisherIvan R. Dee
  • Publication date2004
  • ISBN 10 1566635845
  • ISBN 13 9781566635844
  • BindingPaperback
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