Daily Life in the United States, 1920–1940 How Americans Lived Through the "Roaring Twenties" and the Great Depression

by Kyvig, David E.

• ISBN13: 9781566635844
• ISBN10: 1566635845
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-06-30
• Publisher: Ivan R. Dee

Summary

In this fascinating book, David Kyvig describes everyday life in the 20s-40s decade, when automobiles and home electricity became commonplace, and radio and the movies became popular. The details of work life, domestic life, and leisure activities make engrossing reading and brings the era clearly into focus.

Author Biography

David E. Kyvig is professor of history at Northern Illinois University.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
1 The Circumstances of American Life in 1920	3	(24)
2 Automobiles and the Construction of Daily Life	27	(26)
3 Electricity and the Conditions of Daily Life	53	(18)
4 Radio and the Connecting of Daily Lives	71	(20)
5 Cinema and the Extension of Experience	91	(15)
6 Carrying on Day by Day: Life's Basics	106	(25)
7 Carrying on Year by Year: Making a Life	131	(32)
8 Conflict, Crime, and Catastrophe: The Disruptions of Daily Life	163	(24)
9 Culture for the Masses: The Standardizing of Daily Life	187	(22)
10 Crisis: The Impact of the Great Depression	209	(22)
11 Creating the New Deal: A Larger Role for Government in Daily Life	231	(26)
12 Continuity and Change: American Communities at the End of the 1930's	257	(44)
Notes	301	(4)
For Further Reading	305	(10)
Index	315