War, Peace, All That Jazz, Joy Hakim
War, Peace, All That Jazz, Joy Hakim
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War, Peace, & All That Jazz
Book 9 (1918-1945)

Author: Joy Hakim

Narrator: Christina Moore

Unabridged: 6 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/10/2008

Synopsis

From woman's suffrage to Babe Ruth's home runs, from Louis Armstrong's jazz to Franklin Delano Roosevelt's presidential terms, from the finale of one world war to the dramatic close of the second, War, Peace, and All That Jazz presents the story of some of the most exciting years in U.S. history. With the end of World War I, many Americans decided to live it up, going to movies, driving cars, and cheering baseball games aplenty. But alongside this post-WWI spree was high unemployment, hard times for farmers, ever-present racism, and, finally, the Depression, the worst economic disaster in U.S. history, flip-flopping the nation from prosperity to scarcity. Along came one of our country's greatest leaders, F.D.R., who promised a New Deal, gave Americans hope, and then saw them through the horrors and victories of World War II. These three decades-full of optimism and despair, progress and Depression, and, of course, War, Peace, and All That Jazz--forever changed the United States.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Taylor on April 17, 2013

War, Peace, and All That Jazz: 1918-1945 is the very best book for information about the aftermath of World War I all the way to the end of World War II. This bok talks about Hitler before the rise of Nazi Germany, D-Day, Allies and Axis, and important people that weren't part if the war.......more

Goodreads review by Kevin on May 09, 2019

I enjoyed reading this book. Hakim's style of writing is almost as though it were a child's book. It's very first-person and often asks questions of the reader and tells him/her to go back and remember stuff. It's almost conversational and satisfying, while still getting the overview of much of the......more

Goodreads review by Emily on May 27, 2013

I don't care for the authors rather socialistic anti-republican view which is easily seen......more

Goodreads review by X on May 10, 2023

A history book that I randomly found on Audible+ because I was looking for nonfiction. Didn't realize that it was aimed at children but I guess I shouldn't have been super surprised either. Kinda skims over a lot of things in a very simple way which is not my favorite way to learn history. But it's......more

Goodreads review by emyrose8 on July 12, 2020

I love that there are so many photos in here. The book is very thorough and touches on lots of history I only vaguely remember from high school/college. The tone is conversational and easy to read. Great resource for history buffs/teachers!......more

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