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In the World War II era, big bands and swing music reached the heights of popularity with soldiers as well as friends and loved ones back home.

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Additional resources include a cost comparison of common goods and services, a timeline of important events, notes arranged by chapter, an extensive bibliography for further reading, and a subject index.

The dark cloud of the Depression shadowed most Americans' lives during the 1930s.

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Focusing on the general content of mass entertainment, with a particular emphasis on the cinema, this volume describes developments in the United States during the decade of the Great Depression. After a couple of introductory chapters that give a general overview of American life and discuss the "d

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This volume presents a nuanced look at a surprisingly complex time in American popular culture.

American Popular Culture Through History is the only reference series that presents a detailed, narrative discussion of United States popular culture.

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This volume presents a nuanced look at a surprisingly complex time in American popular culture.

American Popular Culture Through History is the only reference series that presents a detailed, narrative discussion of United States popular culture.

More than 150 articles provide a revealing look at one of the most tempestuous decades in recent American history, describing the everyday activities of Americans as they dealt first with war, and then a difficult transition to peace and prosperity.