The war was over, new technologies and fashions were springing up; it
was to be the beginning of a new and prosperous era and all was to be
bright and joyous in Britain again. In many ways it was: women were
granted new freedoms and rights, motorcars became more accessible, and
houses were filled with electric gadgets. But that was only one side of
the story.
High unemployment led to extreme poverty, workers were badly done by and
inflation was high. However, there was a cure for all: jazz, that new
upbeat music from across the Atlantic with its infectious rhythms and
sensuous tones. Jazz took Britain by the hand and swung it well and
truly into the twentieth century.
This book explores many different aspects of an amazing decade through
its highs and lows: from innovations in swim wear to the invention of
Winnie-the-Pooh, from the Great Strike of '26 to the Wall Street crash
of '29 and the beginning of the Great Depression. Whether your interests
are in fashion or politics there is something of interest for everyone
in this accessible and entertaining work on all things related to
Britain in the 1920s.
