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The New York Times The Roaring '20s

The 1920s were as exuberant a decade as any in U.S. history. Changes and progress abounded, as women, emboldened by their newly won right to vote, spoke out, danced and smoked. African Americans streamed north in search of a better life. Millions, amid the mad experiment of Prohibition, seemed to be on the hunt for illegal booze. Now, this special edition returns to this wild, vibrant, contradictory decade to tell its story. With vivid photographs and articles from The New York Times archives, travel back 100 years to the post-war decade when entertainment was king: from the daily at-bats of the Sultan of Swat, Babe Ruth, and the launch of NBC and CBS, to movies with sound and the artistic, cultural renaissance that was Harlem and jazz. Recount the political intrigue, scandals and the cultural fascination with bootleggers and organized crime. Then, reconsider how wealth seemed to run like water, until it didn't, and the high-flying decade came to a close with a harrowing crash. Please note that this product is an authorized edition published by the Meredith Corporation and sold by Amazon. This edition is printed using a high quality matte interior paper and printed on demand for immediate fulfillment., ISBN13: 9781547852468 ISBN10: 1547852461 Material Type: single_issue_magazine