The Roaring Twenties—the decade that careened from the heights of vaudeville and silent film to the depths of Prohibition; a time when gangsters, flappers, bootleggers, and jazz musicians came right into the parlor courtesy of a new invention called radio; the moment that women declared their independence at the ballot box, raised their hems, bobbed their hair, slurped bathtub gin, and shimmied late into the night.
As a writer/historian working on a mystery series set in the Roaring Twenties, I’ve come across mountains of fascinating information that, sad to say, will never find its way into my novels. This is my way to share it.
I like this site–you do a nice job of being informative without cluttering up the place. Cool links too. Any samples of your fiction available for publicperusal yet?
Libby
PS–had no idea your biography was so extensive in history! Wow!
I enjoyed the youtube links. This is a good site for getting a feel of the times.
Cool Site! How bout more 1920′s cars, planes, and boats?
I’m a junior this year in high school and need to find a topic for a stupid assignment for my U.S. History class. One part that I saw from the reading that got my attention was the section about poisining and the different methods they used during the 20′s to murder people. Also this was much more interesting then the other sites that I asked about the 20s
Why don’t you ask your teacher if you can write your assignment on how the Ku Klux Klan was destroyed in Indiana? When the Grand Dragon (that’s the namne for the state leader)kidnapped, tortured, and raped a young woman who wouldn’t date him, she swallowed poison trying to kill herself. He didn’t call a doctor for obvious reasons, and she died. The trial and publicity gave the KKK a terrible reputation and effectively ended the organization, in Indiana anyway. There is plenty of resource material at your library or on line for this topic. Start with an encyclopedia or wikipedia for the overview, then see http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8390,
Very interesting. I am writing a memoir/novel based on my Grandmother’s poems. But the more I delve into my grandparents life the more I want to write about their young life together that started in 1925. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and work.
I can understand. The Twenties is a fascinating decade. My grandparents were married in 1920, and I often think of how they coped with all the changes that occurred during those years.
Hello, Mary! I came across your site while doing some research for a piece I’m writing. What a wealth of information. You do a wonderful job! Thank you!
~Kathleen
Glad to be of service! What are you writing??