daily life in the united states 1920 1940 by david e kyvig

Research companions (or guides) are academic encyclopedias. an event or activity with which your artifact may be associated: German migration, education, Bloody Kansas, farming.

the physical location with which your artifact may be associated: Clay Center, Green, Kansas, Great Plains, etc.a social group of which your artifact may have been associated: Kanza, Kaw Nation, settlers, exodusters, boy scouts, etc.Supported by the most current research, these authoritative volumes provide an in-depth exploration of daily life throughout history.Use Search It to locate books about Kansas or your artifact owned by K-State Libraries.

A truly interdisciplinary resource, the Daily Life series covers arts religion food literature language romance rites of passage and coming of age marriage customs social and government structure sickness and cures warfare sports and games holidays festivals and more. A final chapter provides a unique look at six American communities and gives a vivid sense of the diversity of American experience over the course of these tumultuous years.ĭaily Life What was life really like for ordinary people in other cultures throughout history? How did they raise their children? What did they do for fun? From sexual mores in ancient Egypt to resistance music in modern Latin America, and from the fashion sense of the Mongols to the importance of film in modern India, the world comes alive in the indispensable hands-on volumes of this award-winning series. Readers will be surprised to discover that some of the assumptions we have about the lives of average Americans during these eras are historically inaccurate. Details of matters such as the creation of the pickup truck, the development of radio programming, and the first mass use of cosmetics provide an enjoyable read that brings the period clearly into focus.Ĭentering its attention on the broad masses of the population, this animated reference resource emphasizes the wide variety of experiences of people living through The Roaring Twenties and The Great Depression. Find out how worklife, domestic life, and leisure-time activities were affected by these factors as well as by the politics of the time. Explore how everyday living changed during these years when use of automobiles and home electrification first became commonplace, when radio emerged, and when cinema, with the addition of sound, became broadly popular.

During the 1920s and 1930s, changes in the American population, increasing urbanization, and innovations in technology exerted major influences on the daily lives of ordinary people.

Daily life in the united states 1920 1940 by david e kyvig