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Roaring Twenties America: 1920–1929
USA · 1920–1929 · exact time + place
A decade of jazz, economic boom, and cultural transformation that defined modern America — stories of glamour and struggle from Gatsby's parties to Capone's Chicago. The button below opens StoryTerra with both the US and the 1920s already set.
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Browse 158 books, 198 movies, 3 TV shows and 17 games set in United States of America.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
In 1926 Newt Scamander arrives at the Magical Congress of the United States of America with a magically expanded briefcase which houses a number of dangerous creatures and their habitats. When the creatures escape from…

Killers of the Flower Moon
When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.

The Great Gatsby
An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor Jay Gatsby. Soon enough however Carraway will see through the cracks of…

The Princess and the Frog
A waitress desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him.

The Kid
A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.

Singin' in the Rain
In 1927 Hollywood a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.

Babylon
A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the…

Some Like It Hot
Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an all-girl band as they leave on a tour. To make their getaway they…

Togo
The untold true story set in the winter of 1925 that takes you across the treacherous terrain of the Alaskan tundra for an exhilarating and uplifting adventure that will test the strength courage and determination of…

Changeling
Christine Collins is overjoyed when her kidnapped son is brought back home. But when Christine suspects that the boy returned to her isn't her child the police captain has her committed to an asylum.
The 10 stories above are just a sample of the 376 in the catalogue for this entry. For the live 1920s catalogue, use the button above — or browse Jazz Age NYC, Prohibition Chicago and all US stories. On the live map you can also filter by the exact time the stories take place — any year, decade or century, from BCE to the future.