| Summary: | American infatuation with the 1920s continues. As the time interval since that decade gets longer, interest grows greater. Were the Twenties a "side show," a quaint but irrelevant detour off the main road of history highlighted by The Lost Generation, Prohibition, The Golden Age of Sport, and The Jazz Age? Or were they, on the contrary, the first clear evidence of what we mean by "modern?" In this new study, Paul A. Carter brings together a collection of provocative opinion and material to provide fresh insight into the real nature of this vivid decade in American history. While many of the names in the book -- Dewey, DeVoto, Lewis, and Mumford -- are familiar, the selections chosen to represent their views and ideas are not taken from the same old stockpile. Professor Carter focuses on the issues that Americans in the Twenties had to deal with in their everyday lives. He avoids the usual generalizations that emphasize the bizarre and singular. The result for today's reader is a balanced account which is perhaps a step closer to life in the Twenties as it really was and not as we imagine it might have been--Back cover.
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