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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. There were some glaring historical errors that detracted from an ...By Jim D in FloridaThere were some glaring historical errors that detracted from an otherwise very interesting book. The author repeatedly refers to Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer as seeking the Republican presidential nomination in 1920. Palmer was a Democrat in Wilson's administration and unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination. He also mentioned Calvin Coolidge returning to Washington to be sworn in as President upon Warren Harding's death. Coolidge was sworn in as President by his father, a notary public, becoming the only president sworn in by a member of his immediate family.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The Roaring Twenties BeginBy historybuffIt is very difficult to write a history by concentrating on one year. This book illustrates the problem. The author has to relates events in the years before 1920 and events after 1920. However, the author is a very good story teller so that the narrative is very readable. The book would be more meaningful if the author had also talked about the downturn in the economy and the demobilization of the military. Still, anyone interested in the 1920's will find this book to be a good introduction.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Delivers One-Two Punch With HistoryBy R.H.Excellent collection of the events of 1920 and drives home the significance of the era. Both high school and college historical introductions do a lousy job with the period. Burns presents a rounded collection of history with the year and why it really matters. Very readable, and can be consumed easily over a long weekend. Would make an excellent gift for the amateur historian.

One of the most dynamic eras in American history?the 1920s?began with this watershed year that would set the tone for the century to follow. "The Roaring Twentiesrdquo; is the only decade in American history with a widely applied nickname, and our collective fascination with this era continues. But how did this surge of innovation and cultural milestones emerge out of the ashes of The Great War? No one has yet written a book about the decadersquo;s beginning. Acclaimed author Eric Burns investigates the year of 1920, which was not only a crucial twelve-month period of its own, but one that foretold the future, foreshadowing the rest of the 20th century and the early years of the 21st, whether it was Sacco and Vanzetti or the stock market crash that brought this era to a close.Burns sets the record straight about this most misunderstood and iconic of periods. Despite being the first full year of armistice, 1920 was not, in fact, a peaceful time?it contained the greatest act of terrorism in American history to date. And while 1920 is thought of as starting a prosperous era, for most people, life had never been more unaffordable. Meanwhile, African Americans were putting their stamp on culture and though people today imagine the frivolous image of the flapper dancing the night away, the truth was that a new kind of power had been bestowed on women, and it had nothing to do with the dance floor. . .From prohibition to immigration, the birth of jazz, the rise of expatriate literature, and the original Ponzi scheme, 1920 was truly a year like no other. ldquo;Lively. Burns convincingly dispels a number of popular beliefs, including the idea that the 'ignoble experiment' of Prohibition was solely responsible for the birth of organized crime in America. He also finds parallels with many issues and 'civil wrongs' still running through our landscape: terrorism, immigration, women's rights, political corruption, and tabloid culture.rdquo; - Book ldquo;Burnsrsquo;s territory stretches far and wide across the realms of politics, Prohibition, pop culture and more: communists, suffragettes, Teapot Dome, birth control, the radio. He skillfully builds portraits of such figures as con artist Charles Ponzi, Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger and crusading U.S. Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer. He brings to light events that have probably received scarce attention in standard school curricula. An eminently readable, informative book.rdquo; - The Washington Postldquo;Burns builds upon existing scholarship to explain the significance of this one year in an accessible way for non-academic readers.rdquo; - Choiceldquo;Covers one of the most dynamic periods of American history. A fine review of the new kinds of power emerging among women and minorities of the times, and the concurrent events that made the 1920s so significant.rdquo; - Midwest Book ldquo;A thorough tour of the upheavals and events of the year when lsquo;the Roaring Twenties first began to roar.rsquo; An entertaining and informative look at a pivotal period. Burns makes it possible to recognize the century to come in this intimate study of a single year, and the result is downright fascinating.rdquo; - Publishers Weekly (starred review)ldquo;In picking the one that set off the fabled Roaring Twenties, former NBC correspondent and ' Watch' host Eric Burns has really hit the mother lode. Like all good writers, though, Burns does not allow the confines of his chosen year to be a straitjacket. Burns shines a valuable light on the beginnings of domestic terrorism in the , a too little remembered chapter in our history, which continues to resonate.rdquo; - The Washingtonianldquo;In a fascinating work about a remarkable year, former NBC News correspondent Burns shows us what put the roar in the Roaring '20s. Burns follows it all with verve. In this delightfully readable book, the author expertly shows how those affected by the Great War linked together, nourished each other and really did change the world.rdquo; - Kirkus s (starred review)ldquo;Burns delivers history with flair and vividness.rdquo; - The Wall Street Journalldquo;A roaring read, a thorough and thoughtful appraisal of a single yearnbsp;in our pastnbsp;and all its implications for our future.rdquo; - BookReporterldquo;Burns proves that a year can hold a reader's attention and then some, with the year bringing on the fiasco that was Prohibition, jazz, the beginning and end of Ponzi's great scheme, and so much more. People with such characters as Marcus Garvey, William James, Dorothy Parker, Louis Armstrong, and Warren G. Harding, and with such events as the first-ever broadcast of presidential elections, Agatha Christie publishing her first book, and the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution being passed, 1920 makes history vibrant, exciting and palpably important. Entertaining and highly readable.rdquo; - Booklistldquo;A work of genuine historical research, colorful personality, intellectual sophistication, heft, and durable interest.rdquo; - Vanity Fairldquo;Extremely readable. Burnsrsquo;s vigorous narrative is rich in genuinely engaging anecdote. He so clearly appreciates historyrsquo;s sweep.rdquo; - The Los Angeles TimesAbout the AuthorEric Burns is a former correspondent for NBC News and the TODAY Show. For ten years he was the host of the top-rated ldquo;Fox News Watch,rdquo; and he has won an Emmy for media criticism. He is the author of The Golden Lad: The Haunting Story of Quentin and Theodore Roosevelt,nbsp;1920: The Year that Made the Decade Roar, a Kirkus "Best Book of the Year,"nbsp;Infamous Scribblers,nbsp;The Spirits of America, andnbsp;The Smoke of the Gods, and the latter two were named ldquo;Best of the Bestrdquo; by the American Library Association. Eric lives in Westport, Connecticut.

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