America in the 1910s |
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| Author:
| Brill, Marlene Targ
Richards, Marlee |
| Series title: | The Decades of Twentieth-Century America Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8225-3437-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2009 |
| Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Twenty-First Century Books |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $45.95 |
Book Description:
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What were Americans doing in the 1910s? Dancing the fox-trot, watching Charlie Chaplin in silent movies, and reading Tarzan of the Apes. Americans also grappled with many serious issues in the 1910s. They debated whether women should have the right to vote and whether liquor should be outlawed in the United States. They also united in patriotism when the nation entered World War I in 1917.
What were Americans doing in the 1910s? Dancing the fox-trot, watching Charlie Chaplin in silent movies, and reading Tarzan of the Apes. Americans also grappled with many serious issues in the 1910s. They debated whether women should have the right to vote and whether liquor should be outlawed in the United States. They also united in patriotism when the nation entered World War I in 1917.