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192 pp.
| Bloomsbury |
January, 2019 |
TradeISBN 978-1-68119-801-9$24.99
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4-6
Over six engrossing chapters, Sandler covers monumental events in the year 1919, including Boston's Great Molasses Flood, the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment, race riots, communist scares, labor battles, and Prohibition. Significant people and happenings of the time are also highlighted, along with relevant historical changes set into motion by these 1919 events. Photographs and topic-specific timelines throughout enhance the text. Reading list, websites. Bib., ind.