Episode 120 - Roaring

The 1920s became a legendary time in America as the consumer economy took center stage, and a dizzying array of goods heralded a new era in how people lived their lives. What was less legendary about the era was the dependence of consumers on credit, and the short-sightedness of the country's elites.    Bibliography for this episode:    Miller, Nathan New World Coming: The 1920s and the Making of Modern America Da Capo Press 2003 Schlesinger Jr, Arthur M The Age of Roosevelt: The Crisis of the Old Order 1919-1933 First Mariner Books 1957 Kyvig, David E Daily Life in the United States, 1920-1940 Ivan R. Dee 2002 Engerman, Stanley L. and Robert E. Gallman The Cambridge Economic History of the United States Volume III: The Twentieth Century Cambridge University Press 2000 Shlaes, Amity Coolidge Harper Collins 2013 Whyte, Kenneth Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times Vintage Books 2017   Questions? Comments? Email me at [email protected]