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1927 and the Rise of Modern America
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A compelling and entertaining account of the year that represents the apex of 1920s American culture. Shatters the stereotype of the Roaring Twenties as a time of frivolity and excess and reveals instead a society torn between holding on to its glorious past while trying to navigate a brave new world.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright, Dedication, Quotation
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  1. Table of Contents
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. ix-x
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  1. Introduction: The Search for Modern America
  2. pp. 1-13
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  1. 1. Seeking Mastery: The Machine Age and the Idealized Past
  2. pp. 14-51
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  1. 2. Seeking Equality: Feminism and Flood Waters
  2. pp. 52-92
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  1. 3. Seeking Notoriety: The Infamous and the Famous
  2. pp. 93-136
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  1. 4. Seeking Respectability: Modern Media and Traditional Values
  2. pp. 137-189
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  1. Conclusion: The Search for American Culture
  2. pp. 190-200
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  1. Notes
  2. pp. 201-218
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 219-232
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 233-244
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  1. Back Cover
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