I would recommend Warren Susman's, "Culture as History" See chapter seven: "Culture and Civilization- the Nineteen Twenties." Also, for a look at the Harlem Renaissance, "Rhapsodies in Black- Art of the Harlem Renaissance." Lawrence Levine's "Highbrow Lowbrow- the Emergence of Cultural Hierarchy in America," may be insightful.

John

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On Feb 22, 2012, at 5:56 PM, Michael Nicholls <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> The old classic is Frederick Lewis Allen's Only Yesterday but I am sure there are many since it was published. It is readable--Mick Nicholls
> On Feb 22, 2012, at 1:35 PM, Jessica Welton wrote:
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>> Could someone recommend to me a good book on the social history in the US in the early 1900s, especially the 20s? I am looking for background to help understand how art produced in the era reflected what was happening across the country.
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