商品簡介
This companion volume to The Roaring Twenties: Almanac and Primary Sources (ISBN: 1-4144-0212-2) begins with a timeline situating this colorful era in historical context. Illustrated entries showcase the life stories of 25 notable personalities of the times from such fields as: music (e.g., Louis Armstrong), politics (Calvin Coolidge), inventors (Henry Ford), sports (Babe Ruth), literature (F. Scott Fitzgerald), aviation (Charles Lindbergh), crime (Al Capone), and women's rights (Margaret Sanger). The guide includes a glossary, and resources suitable for middle school and high school readers. No background information is given on the author. Annotation c2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)