1918-1932

History of the 1920's from the collapse of Wilson and the New Freedom to the collapse of Wall Street and the New Era.

Contains 650 alphabetically arranged entries that discuss the economic depression in the United States that resulted from the stock market crash in 1929 with a focus on how the depression and President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal impacted the nation's economy, politics, society, the arts, and related topics; and features primary documents, photographs, and a chronology.

Contains twenty essays in which the authors examine the significance of the 1920s in American history, discussing the rise of the consumer society, the effects of prohibition, changes in American culture, political repression, racism, the teaching of evolution, and the stock market crash.

Describes what life was like for young people and their families during the harsh times of the Depression, from 1929 to the beginning of World War II.

History of the 1920's from the collapse of Wilson and the New Freedom to the collapse of Wall Street and the New Era.