The Perils of Prosperity 1914-1932 (Chicago History of American Civilization)
Author: William E. Leuchtenburg, Daniel J. Boorstin
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ISBN: 0226473716
Publisher: University of Chicago Press (September, 1993)
Sales Rank: 50,053
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 out of 5
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Rating: 5 out of 5
Scandals and Speakeasies
I had to read this book for my American History Since 1877 course. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed reading this book. I thought I knew about the 1920's, and after reading this book I knew that I knew nothing at all.This book covers ever aspect of the decade and gives it more than just a name. The book covers political, economic, and social issues of the day. It explains the state of the nation in the previous decade as well to give us better understanding of what was to come at the decades end.
The book was also easy to understand and did not try to overcompensate with formal language. Anyone could understand the messages conveyed.
Overall I enjoyed this book and would read it again just to enjoy it.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Very Good and Informative Book about the 1920's
William Leuchtenberg wrote a very good and informative history about the 1920's. He explains life before 1914, World War 1, Prohibition, The Scopes Trial, The Teapot Dome Scandal, The Presidental Administrations of Harding, Coolidge and Hoover, The Great Depression, and The 1932 Election of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He also covers the role of Women, African-Americans, race relations, and The Ku-Klux-Klan. A book worth reading.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Excellent Overview of the 1910s and 1920s
This is an outstanding history of pre-Crash America. Leuchtenburg is one of the country's best historians of the New Deal, but in this text he does a wonderful job of providing the backstory to that era. Very lively stories, wonderfully written.
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