American History by Decade - The 1920s

by Wendy Mass

Explore America in the "Roaring Twenties" -- when jazz was king, Prohibition turned the country dry, fashions became more daring... and no one suspected the decade would end with a stock market crash.

48 pages, Hardcover

First published October 3, 2003

About the author

Wendy Mass is the author of thirty novels for young people, including A Mango-Shaped Space, which was awarded the Schneider Family Book Award, Leap Day, the Twice Upon a Time fairy tale series, Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall, the Willow Falls, Space Taxi and Candymakers series. Wendy wrote the storyline for an episode of the television show Monk, entitled "Mr. Monk Goes to the Theatre," which aired during the show's second season. She tells people her hobbies are hiking and photography, but really they're collecting candy bar wrappers and searching for buried treasure with her metal detector. Wendy lives with her family in New Jersey.

Reviews

[Hope Barbour · Rating 2 out of 5]

For a short description it did well, however, I wish it included information on more entertainment like the movies. Charlie Chaplin, Mickey Mouse, and other famous entertainers like Walt Disney himself were not included.

[Dan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another fast read. The picures were better in this book.