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Some historians suggest that despite markings on the calendar the Twentieth Century did not begin in America, culturally speaking, until after the 1917-1918 war. Until that time, they assert, Americans thought and behaved as they had in a prior and more innocent age. After 1918 Americans adopted the more frenetic life-style of what has become known as "the Roaring Twenties," the "Jazz Age," or the "Mad Decade," a period which ended with the onset of the Great Depression of the 1930s.
The era saw the emergence of such athletic titans as Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, Harold "Red" Grange, Bobby Jones, Bill Tilden, and others. An indication of the new place of women during the period was the fame won by Gertrude Ederle in swimming, Helen Wills Moody in tennis, and Glenna Collett in golf. [excerpt]
Publication Date
12-1977
Publisher
Gettysburg College
City
Gettysburg, PA
Keywords
Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania College, Intercollegiate Athletics, College Sports, Sports History
Disciplines
Cultural History | History | Social History | Sports Studies | United States History
Recommended Citation
Bloom, Robert L., "Intercollegiate Athletics at Gettysburg College, 1920-1975" (1977). College History Publications. 4.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/collegehistory/4
Document Type
Book
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Cultural History Commons, Social History Commons, Sports Studies Commons, United States History Commons
Comments
Volume 5 of Gettysburg College's History Series. The Gettysburg College History Series was a series of monographs on various aspects of College history published in anticipation of the 150th anniversary of its 1832 founding.