America’s “Roaring Twenties”: everything you wanted to know
Sarah Churchwell answers listener questions about the “roaring twenties” in the United States
Published: January 23, 2022 at 12:42 PM
Were the twenties really “roaring”? If so, who actually experienced the best of the era? And were the parties really as debauched as popular culture suggests? Speaking with Emily Briffett, historian Sarah Churchwell answers listener questions about life in the United States during the 1920s.
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