1. A Summary of the American
... that was meant to "end all wars". Americans, especially the young, were now ready to forget the 'dark days'. The candle was beginning to 'burn at both ends'. The desire for excitement, for joy and laughter was contagious. Every sector of the white society became addicted to Jazz, (Prohibition) alcohol, the automobile, entertainment, and the idea of freedom. It was an era of technological as well as ... ). William Windom, a US Senator had commented that alcohol "artificially stimulates an evil habit it methodically breeds debauchery, poverty, anarchy and crime". But the new society was to...
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