Jazz Age Manhattan and the Making of Modern America  A scene
from Harlem in the 1920s  Manhattan was transformed by jazz,
night clubs, radio, skyscrapers, movies, and the tremendous
energy of the 1920s. Donald Miller details the story of
Manhattan’s growth and transformation in the roaring twenties
and the brilliant people behind it. His book Supreme City: How
Jazz Age Manhattan Gave Birth to Modern America looks at
everyone from Walter Chrysler to William Paley, Elizabeth Arden
and her rival Helena Rubenstein, who all shared ambition and a
drive to fulfill their dreams in New York. He explains how
Manhattan became the social, cultural, and commercial hub of the
country.