Hi, I’m looking for information about what a typical person would likely be doing in a mid-to-large sized town around 1920, in the US. So, what kinds of recipes would they be cooking, what books would they have read or be reading. Did most towns have electricity by this time, were roads being paved to allow for faster travel by car...what about radio, was it finally catching on? Was ice still delivered to them and what jobs would up and coming young men and women be talking about?
Anyway this kind of information or where to get at it would be greatly appreciated thanks!
I would recommend Barry Broadfoot's books to you. He interviewed settlers and immigrants from the Canadian prairies and published their words in a series of short stories. His books cover the early settlers from the1880's and up. The immigrants that came in search of land, life between the two wars, the Depression years and other topics.
Each book is a fascinating read.