{"product_id":"the-big-change-america-transforms-itself-1900-1950-paperback","title":"The Big Change: America Transforms Itself, 1900-1950 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrederick Lewis Allen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling history of the first half of the twentieth century--five decades that transformed America--from the author of \u003ci\u003eOnly Yesterday\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e During the first fifty years of the twentieth century, the United States saw two world wars, a devastating economic depression, and more social, political, and economic changes than in any other five-decade period before. Frederick Lewis Allen, former editor of \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, recounts these years--spanning World War I, the Progressive Era, the Great Depression, World War II, and the early Cold War--in vivid detail, from the fashions and customs of the times to major events that changed the course of history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Politically, the United States grew into its own as a global superpower during these years, even as domestic developments altered the everyday lives of its citizens. The introduction of the automobile, mass production, and organized labor changed the way Americans lived and worked, while innovations like penicillin and government regulation of food safety contributed to an increase in average life expectancy from forty-nine years in 1900 to sixty-eight years in 1950. With the development of a strong, centralized government, a thriving middle class, and widespread economic prosperity, the nation emerged from the Second World War transformed in virtually every way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Richly informative and delightfully readable, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Change \u003c\/i\u003eis an indispensable volume charting the many changes that ushered in our contemporary age. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrederick Lewis Allen (1890-1954) was born in Boston, studied at Groton, and graduated from Harvard in 1912. He was assistant and associate editor of \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine \u003c\/i\u003efor eighteen years, then the magazine's sixth editor in chief for twelve years until his death. In addition to \u003ci\u003eThe Lords of Creation\u003c\/i\u003e, Allen was well known for \u003ci\u003eOnly Yesterday\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSince Yesterday\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The Big Change\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 31, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53756061548877,"sku":"9781504068239","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/NVp0RWxMT0c1RjgyYmVwM2lWem5QUT09.webp?v=1776721991","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-big-change-america-transforms-itself-1900-1950-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}