Family History: American Family Life in the Early to Mid-20th Century  

American family life in the early to mid-20th century was shaped by two major events: the Great Depression and the Second World War. The so-called "traditional" American family of the Post-War years was actually a short-lived anomaly.
Subject: nostalgia
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