The Human Tradition in America between the Wars, 1920-1945

American society in the years from 1920 to 1945 experienced great transformation and upheaval. Significant changes in the role of government, in the nation's world outlook, in the economy, in technology, and in the social order challenged those who lived in this tumultuous period framed by the two world wars.

This transformation lies at the core of this collection of biographical essays. Each individual in his or her own way grappled with the difficulties of the times. Some of those included here were well known in their day and afterwards, but many led lives now obscured by the passage of time. In these essays are men and women, African-Americans, Hispanics, whites, and Native Americans from all regions of the country. Written by leading and rising scholars, these never-before-published pieces provide students with a greater understanding of a period that in many ways represents an important last chapter in the creation of modern America.

Providing a rich portrait through biography of the interwar years, The Human Tradition in America between the Wars is an excellent text for the following courses: Twentieth Century American History to 1945, American history survey, the Depression and the New Deal, and American social and cultural history.

Author: Donald Whisenhunt
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 04/01/2002
Pages: 241
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.16w x 0.64d
ISBN13: 9780842050128
ISBN10: 0842050124
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military | General
- Biography & Autobiography | General
- History | United States | 20th Century

About the Author
Donald W. Whisenhunt is professor of history at Western Washington University and has published widely.