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- catalog abstract ""It was a romantic, story-rich time in America - full of drama (from the Stock Market Crash to The War of the Worlds), an assorted cast of real-life characters (from Babe Ruth to Baby Face Nelson), and intriguing settings for your fiction or nonfiction." "In this potent reference, Marc McCutcheon fills you in on what everyday life was like back then. He gives you authentic, nitty-gritty details that will help you anchor your story in the era. Quotes from magazines, newspapers and books of the period illustrate some of the words and slang terms in context. Quick-reference chronologies of events, popular movies, books and songs make fact-checking easy." "A great alternative to spending days digging around in your local library for vital background, The Writer's Guide serves up a healthy slice of life to help you add color, depth and a ring-of-truth to your writing."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Everyday life from prohibition through World War II".
- catalog contributor b10805692.
- catalog coverage "United States Social life and customs 1918-1945 Handbooks, manuals, etc.".
- catalog created "c1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "c1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
- catalog description ""It was a romantic, story-rich time in America - full of drama (from the Stock Market Crash to The War of the Worlds), an assorted cast of real-life characters (from Babe Ruth to Baby Face Nelson), and intriguing settings for your fiction or nonfiction." "In this potent reference, Marc McCutcheon fills you in on what everyday life was like back then. He gives you authentic, nitty-gritty details that will help you anchor your story in the era. Quotes from magazines, newspapers and books of the period illustrate some of the words and slang terms in context. Quick-reference chronologies of events, popular movies, books and songs make fact-checking easy." "A great alternative to spending days digging around in your local library for vital background, The Writer's Guide serves up a healthy slice of life to help you add color, depth and a ring-of-truth to your writing."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-259).".
- catalog description "Slang, colloquialisms and everyday speech -- Prohibition -- The Great Depression -- World War II. On the homefront ; Slang, colloquialisms and everyday speech ; Selected weapons and vehicles -- Crime. New York City police slang of the 1940s -- Transportation. Cars ; Air travel -- Clothing and fashion. Military uniforms of World War II -- Radio and radio shows -- Music and dance -- Chronologies. History, events, innovations and fads ; Hit songs ; Books ; Movies.".
- catalog extent "259 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Writer's guide to everyday life from prohibition through World War II.".
- catalog identifier "0898796970".
- catalog isFormatOf "Writer's guide to everyday life from prohibition through World War II.".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "c1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cincinnati, Ohio : Writer's Digest Books,".
- catalog relation "Writer's guide to everyday life from prohibition through World War II.".
- catalog spatial "United States Social life and customs 1918-1945 Handbooks, manuals, etc.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "973.91 20".
- catalog subject "Americanisms Dictionaries.".
- catalog subject "E169 .M45 1995".
- catalog subject "English language United States Slang Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.".
- catalog subject "Historical fiction Authorship Handbooks, manuals, etc.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Slang, colloquialisms and everyday speech -- Prohibition -- The Great Depression -- World War II. On the homefront ; Slang, colloquialisms and everyday speech ; Selected weapons and vehicles -- Crime. New York City police slang of the 1940s -- Transportation. Cars ; Air travel -- Clothing and fashion. Military uniforms of World War II -- Radio and radio shows -- Music and dance -- Chronologies. History, events, innovations and fads ; Hit songs ; Books ; Movies.".
- catalog title "Everyday life from prohibition through World War II".
- catalog title "The writer's guide to everyday life from prohibition through World War II / Marc McCutcheon.".
- catalog type "Dictionaries. fast".
- catalog type "Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. fast".
- catalog type "Handbooks, manuals, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".