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Historical Dictionary of the 1920s
From World War I to the New Deal, 1919-1933
Historical Dictionary of the 1920s
From World War I to the New Deal, 1919-1933
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This is yet another fine historical dictionary from Greenwood. . . . This carefully edited work should prove an asset for all reference collections and as a useful handbook for students of twentieth-century American history. Reference Books Bulletin
The Dictionary presents more than 700 short essays on people--George Herman Babe Ruth, Warren Gamaliel Harding, and Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle; legislation--Agricultural Marketing Act of 1929, the Revenue Acts of 1921, 1924, and 1926, and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act of 1932; popular culture--baseball, motion pictures, radio, jazz; foreign policy--the Washington Naval Conference of 1921-1922, the Nine Power Treaty, the League of Nations; politics; social history--women's rights, the Harlem Renaissance, immigration; and culture--the Lost Generation, expatriatism. A detailed chronology and selected bibliography with twenty-three subcategores complete this history of the 1920s.
Table of Contents
The Dictionary
Chronology
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | Jun 27 1988 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 420 |
| ISBN | 9780313256837 |
| Imprint | Greenwood |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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