Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
9.7
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
22336
Points per Word
0.000179
Page Count
128
Points per Page
0.03125
Series
Cultural History of the U.S.
Description
This book 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.