Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of the United States in the 1920s, including prohibition, the higher standard of living, the Teapot Dome scandal, barnstorming, and flappers.

Offers the true story of the origins of Thanksgiving through a review of the first celebration between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621 and other early festivals, the development of the modern holiday, and ways Americans of different origins celebrate.

Discusses the political, historical, and cultural life of the United States in the 1960s, including the space race, civil rights, the Vietnam War, and the counterculture as reflected in music and the arts.

Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of the United States in the troubled 1930s, focusing on the Depression, the Dust Bowl phenomenon, formation of labor unions, the rise of organized crime, and the Golden Age of radio.

"Drew Gilpin Faust writes about coming of age in a conservative Southern family in postwar America"--

Describes differences and similarities between holidays in the United States and Mexico, revealing facts about cultural and political history and emphasizing the unity the celebrations can bring.