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by Harvey Green

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The era between the world wars, from the "roaring 20s" to the grim days of the Great Depression, was a time of tremendous change. The United States became an increasingly urban culture as people left their farms to seek work in the cities. Many blacks moved North to escape the violence and racism of a resurgent Ku Klux Klan in the South. And, while life became more comfortable for many Americans during this period, by 1941 only half the population enjoyed the modern conveniences we now take for granted. With improvements in technology and the rise of consumerism (spurred by the new "science" of advertising) the country was expanding in every direction. However, for many Americans, daily life was fraught with uncertainty. Jobs and wages were unpredictable, labor unrest was constant, and savings vanished in the stock market. In this vividly detailed narrative, Harvey Green recounts an era of unprecedented change in American culture and examines the impact of these uncertain times on such aspects of daily life as employment, home life, gender roles, education, religion, and recreation.

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  • Title Uncertainty of Everyday Life, 1915-1945
  • Author Harvey Green
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 296
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Arkansas Press, Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2000-07
  • ISBN 9781557285980 / 1557285985
  • Weight 0.83 lbs (0.38 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.9 in (20.83 x 13.72 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Chronological Period: 1900-1949
  • Category History - U.S.
  • Library of Congress subjects United States - Social life and customs -
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 99086671
  • Dewey Decimal Code 973.91

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  • Reference and Research Bk News, 11/01/2000, Page 37

About the author

Harvey Green is a professor of history at Northeastern University. His earlier works include The Light of the Home: An Intimate View of Women in Victorian America and Fit for America: Health, Fitness, Sport, and American Society 1830-1940.

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