Literature+and+Fitzgerald-6

~ Reading was a popular recreational activity especially during the winter months when other forms of activity were limited.

~Before radio and television, books enabled people to gain knowledge of current events.

~A knowledge of the classics was essential to a good education.

~F. Scott Fitzgerald coined the term "the Jazz Age" in 1922.
 * the term was used to describe the exiting, flamboyant era after WWI ended.