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Jazz Age Chicago : Crucible of Modern America.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gustaitis, Joseph.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nineteen twenties.
- Manners and customs.
- Civilization.
- Chicago (Ill.)--History--20th century.
- Chicago (Ill.).
- Chicago (Ill.)--Social conditions.
- Chicago (Ill.)--Civilization--20th century.
- Chicago (Ill.)--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Illinois--Chicago.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (150 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Jazz Age Chicago
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Arcadia Publishing Inc., 2022.
- Summary:
- "When people imagine 1920s Chicago, they usually (and justifiably) think of Al Capone, speakeasies, gang wars, flappers and flivvers. Yet this narrative overlooks the crucial role the Windy City played in the modernization of America. The city's incredible ethnic variety and massive building boom gave it unparalleled creative space, as design trends from Art Deco skyscrapers to streamlined household appliances reflected Chicago's unmistakable style. The emergence of mass media in the 1920s helped make professional sports a national obsession, even as Chicago radio stations were inventing the sitcom and the soap opera. Join Joseph Gustaitis as he chases the beat of America's Jazz Age back to its jazz capital."--Page 4 of cover.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Half Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction: Making America Modern
- 1. Jazz and the Spirit of the Times: Interlude: The Flapper Capital
- 2. A Visit to Jazz Age Chicago
- 3. Beer Flats and Bathtub Gin: Dodging Prohibition: Interlude: A Chicagoan in Paris
- 4. Perpetrators, Prosecutors and Public Enemies: Organized Crime: Interlude: Gangster Funerals
- 5. Zigzags, Bungalows and Streamlining: Building a City Moderne: Interlude: The Women's World's Fair
- 6. Jazz Capital of the World: Interlude: Jazz Me Blues
- 7. "Guggle and Glub": The Chicago Art Scene: Interlude: Harry Keeler's Naughty Magazine
- 8. Games with a Jazz Beat: Chicago Sports in the Golden Age
- 9. The Rainbow City and the End of the Jazz Age
- Chicago Timeline: 1919-1933
- Notes
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781439674369
- 1439674361
- OCLC:
- 1295277579
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