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The Roaring Twenties and Great Depression
An Enthralling Guide to an Era of Unprecedented Prosperity and the Financial Crisis That Changed America Forever
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Billy Wellman Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: P34998918
EAN: 9798887657141
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Zustellung: Di, 13.10.2026
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Beschreibung
The greatest party in American history. The greatest crash. Two decades that built - and almost broke - the modern United States. Two manuscripts in one book:. The Roaring '20s: An Enthralling Guide to a Decade of Decadent Consumerism, Lavish Parties, and Political Movements. The Great Depression: An Enthralling Guide to the Worst Economic Downturn in the History of the Industrialized World. In the first part of this book, you will discover:. A Nation Reborn from War and Plague:. How America emerged from the trenches of World War I and the devastation of the Spanish Flu into a decade of explosive growth and cultural reinvention. The Birth of Consumer America:. The rise of automobiles, radios, household appliances, and installment buying - and how those technologies built the consumer culture we still live in today. Flappers, Jazz, and the Rebellion of a Generation:. Why young Americans threw off Victorian morality, embraced jazz music and new fashion, and redefined what it meant to be free. Prohibition and the Rise of Organized Crime:. The unintended consequences of banning alcohol - from speakeasies and bootleggers to the rise of gangsters like Al Capone. The Darker Side of the Decade:. Racial tensions, the resurgence of the KKK, immigration restrictions, and the experiences of communities left behind by the boom. Wall Street, Speculation, and the Crash of 1929:. How easy credit, reckless speculation, and unchecked optimism built an economic house of cards - and what happened when it collapsed. The Cultural Icons Who Defined an Era:. From F. Scott Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong to Coco Chanel and Charles Lindbergh - the people who made the Twenties roar. In the second part of this book, you will learn:. The Real Causes of the Collapse:. The banking failures, policy missteps, and economic decisions that turned a stock market crash into a decade-long disaster. Daily Life When the Money Vanished:. What ordinary families actually lived through - from job loss and foreclosure to soup kitchens, Hoovervilles, and the long migration out of the Dust Bowl. Two Presidents, Two Approaches:. How Herbert Hoover's caution gave way to Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal - and the programs, agencies, and reforms that began to put America back to work. Art and Storytelling Born from Hardship:. How John Steinbeck's novels, Dorothea Lange's photographs, and the songwriters of the era captured a country in pain - and gave it back its voice. Stories of Resilience:. Ordinary people who endured eviction, hunger, and uncertainty - and what they teach us about facing hard times today. The Long Shadow on Modern America:. How the Depression's reforms, fears, and lessons still shape U. S. economics, politics, and culture nearly a century later. And much, much more. Whether you're a history enthusiast, a student looking for a clear and engaging account, or a reader who loves a story of triumph and disaster, this 2-in-1 book gives you the full sweep of America's most consequential twenty years - from the heights of the Jazz Age to the depths of the Dust Bowl.