1927 (eBook)

A Day-by-Day Chronicle of the Jazz Age's Greatest Year

Thomas S. Hischak (Autor)

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2019
328 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-5381-1278-6 (ISBN)

Infos

From January 1 to December 31 of 1927, the entries in this book cover every major news event—national and international—of this pivotal year in history. Milestones of theater, radio, music, literature, film, and sports—as well as minor news items that would prove to be more important later, such as births of significant figures—are also included.

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The first solo transatlantic flight. The release of the first talking picture. The invention of the jukebox. These are just a handful of milestones that occurred in one momentous year. In a decade of historic firsts, 1927 stands out as the peak year of the Roaring Twenties, a span of time in which dozens of significant events took placein America and around the world. The economy was booming, the Jazz Age was in full swing, social mores were looser than ever, and the nation was celebrating new dances, gadgets, and heroes. In sports, records were broken, and several champions in different fields thrilled fans with outstanding feats.In 1927: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of the Jazz Age's Greatest Year, Thomas S. Hischak provides a daily account of this pivotal period in history. Every major news storyon the national and international stageis accounted for, from popular culture phenomena to minor news items that would prove to be more important later. In addition to Charles Lindbergh's historic flight, the book recounts such events as the discovery of the Peking Man, the execution of Sacco and Vanzetti, the Shanghai Massacre, the Great Mississippi River Flood, and the advent of talking pictures with the arrival of The Jazz Singer. From the world of entertainmentthe debut of the classic musical Show Boat and the formation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciencesto headlines that gripped the country, this book focuses on a diverse and complicated year. Scattered throughout the book are interesting statistics and pieces of information regarding life during this era. Highlighting the people, inventions, discoveries, and milestones that made these twelve months so special, 1927 will appeal to armchair historians everywhere.

Autor

Thomas S. Hischak is emeritus professor of theatre at the State University of New York College at Cortland. He is the author or coauthor of more than twenty books, including 1939: Hollywood’s Greatest Year (2017), and The 100 Greatest American and British Animated Films (2018), The Woody Allen Encyclopedia (2018), and Theatre as Human Action, Third Edition (2019), all published by Rowman & Littlefield.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.6.2019
• Zusatzinfo: 44 Illustrations including: - 44 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► 20. Jahrhundert bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: 1927 • Adolf Hitler • Agatha Christie • Babe Ruth • blue skies • Calvin Coolidge • connecticut yankee • Don Juan • Dracula • Ernest Hemingway • Funny Face • Herbert Hoover • History • Jazz Age • Jazz Singer • Josephine Baker • joseph stalin • Laurel and Hardy • Lindbergh • Lou Gehrig • Metropolis • Mississippi Flood • Nineteen Twenty-Seven • Oscar Hammerstein • Roaring Twenties • seventh heaven • Show Boat • Sonja Henie • The scarlet letter • To the lighthouse • Twentieth century • ty cobb • WINGS
• ISBN-10: 1-5381-1278-7 / 1538112787
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5381-1278-6 / 9781538112786