America in the 1920s
- ISBN-10
- 0761328319
- ISBN-13
- 9780761328315
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 144
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-09-01
- Publisher
- Twenty-First Century Books
- Author
- Edmund Lindop
Description
Presents the social, political, economic, and technological changes in the United States during the nineteen twenties.
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