nineteen twenties

"Flappers, flag-pole sitting, and the Ford Model T--these are just a few of the things that instantly conjure up a unique era--the Roaring Twenties. . . It began on the heels of one tragedy--the flu pandemic of 1918--and ended with another: the start of the Great Depression. But in between there were plenty of good times--the Model T cars that Henry Ford made were cheap enough for the masses, the new sound of jazz heated up speakeasies and nightclubs during the time of Prohibition. Women, recently given the right to vote, cut their long hair into bobs, wore short skirts and makeup, and danced the Charleston (sometimes in marathons that lasted days)"--Provided by publisher.

"In 1921 Lily Gabriel is thirteen, motherless, and runs wild on Lockwood estate where her father is the gardener; Antony Sylvester is seventeen, motherless, and the spoiled son of the rich businessman who owns the estate; so when her friendship for Anthony suddenly turns into an impossible love there is bound to be heartbreak in the future--even before the airplane Antony got for his birthday leads to a disaster that will throw a shadow over both their lives"--OCLC.

Chronicles the evolution of the United States over the course of the twentieth-century, focusing on the 1920s when the issue of women's rights became so controversial.

Provides an overview of the United States in the 1920s, discussing the political, economic, and social changes of the decade.

In this retelling of H.P. Lovecraft's infamous story "The Horror at Red Hook," Charles Thomas Tester is a con artist who disguises himself as a street musician to hustle money on the streets of 1924 Harlem in order to provide for himself and his father. Desperate for money, he takes a job at the home of Robert Suydam, a wealthy man from Red Hook, only to become involved in the opening of a portal to another dimension and the summoning of an evil force.

A two-volume guide to the shadow world, the critical issues, and the global reach of organized crime.

"Six teenagers' lives intertwine during a summer of romantic misunderstandings and dangerous deals in this retelling of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, set in the era of Prohibition in the 1920s"--.

Examines the lives of four authors--Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, D. H. Lawrence, and E. M. Foster--in 1922. A pivotal year in literature, 1922 also marked moments within these artists' lives when they were struggling, but ultimately found their voice once again.

"A young newsie's perfect summer is marred by a run-in with gangsters in the 1920s"--Provided by publisher.