Panati's Parade of Fads, Follies and Manias Arranged by decade, includes fads, dance crazes, radio, tv, popular books and songs. The Transformation of American Society in the Twentieth Century Excellent source for this topic. Events which transformed the social, political and cultural face of America in this century. Reader's Digest Discovering America's Past A book to own - photographs and info on America's customs, legends, history and lore. A few women have been added to the pictures.
Background add to feeling of period.
A Parade of American Clothing Includes an overview of the 20th century, then chapters on contributors to changes in fashion. If you only see one book, this is the one. The 1910s were called the Ballroom Decade . Many of the trendier restaurants were equipped with dance floors. Black Americans continued to write and perform ragtime , blues and jazz .