"Our jobs -- Our clothes -- Our leisure -- Our day to day -- What we paid for rent & food -- What we read -- What we watched -- What we ate -- How we travelled -- Plus U.S. census comparisons & rankings and state-by-state census data."--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (pages 661-670) and index.
Contents:
Essay on the 1910s -- Introduction -- Profiles -- Historical snapshots -- Economy of the times -- All around us: What we saw, wrote, read & listened to -- Census data -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary:
A comprehensive look at the decade that was shaped by the automobile, electricity, immigration, and World War I, through the eyes and ears of everyday Americans.
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