Flappers, flag-pole sitting, and the Ford Model T--these are just a few of the things that instantly conjure up a unique era--the Roaring Twenties. It was the bees' knees, the cat's meow. If you're not familiar with 1920s slang, all the more reason to read this fascinating look at that wild, exciting decade. It began on the heels of one tragedy--the flu pandemic of 1918--and ended with another: the start of the Great Depression. But in between there were plenty of good times--the Model T cars that Henry Ford made were cheap enough for the masses, the new sound of jazz heated up speakeasies and nightclubs during the time of Prohibition. Women, recently given the right to vote, cut their long hair into bobs, wore short skirts and makeup, and danced the Charleston (sometimes in marathons that lasted days). Michele Mortlock hits all the highlights of this heady age that still feels modern even a hundred years later.
Michele Mortlock is a lifelong history buff who is thrilled to be sharing her passion for learning about the past with others. This is her first children's book. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with a fellow history lover and three indifferent cats.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781524786380
Lexile Measure
940
Guided Reading Level
T
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Publication date
October 16, 2018
Series
What Was?
BISAC categories
JNF053240 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Emigration & Immigration JNF036040 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Music | Jazz JNF025210 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States/20th Century
Library of Congress categories
History United States Social life and customs 1918-1945 Nineteen twenties 1919-1933
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