Roaring Twenties Author:David C. King The decade of the 1920s began in turmoil and ended in turmoil, but, in between, Americans breezed through the amazing years known as the "Roaring Twenties." Primary sources -- letters, diaries, news accounts, interviews, poetry, and a host of illustrations -- depict Prohibition, gangsters, political corruption, the rebirth of the KKK, new immig... more »ration policies, jazz, flappers, movies, sports stars, aviation heroes, easy money, and playing the stock market.« less