Synopses & Reviews
A series of books chronicling our lives in powerful time capsules, from the dawn of the century -- when horses outnumbered cars 21 million to 8,000 -- to its close.
Table of Contents
The quest for normalcy -- Flaming youth: a rebellious generation -- Flight: humanity takes to the air -- All that jazz: Black America's gift to the world -- Boom and bust: A nation of gamblers -- The sports stars: legends of the golden age -- Prohibition: an invitation to lawlessness -- A lively press: the birth of the tabloids -- Notables: a gallery of greats -- Fads and ballyhoo: crazes that captured the nation.