The 1920s in America were known as the "Jazz Age" or the "Roaring Twenties" and it was a time when the country's culture was beginning to change. The era was marked with many technological, scientific, and stylistic advances as well as strong economic prosperity. During this time the television was introduced to the public, penicillin was discovered, and fashion was at the forefront of everyone's mind. It is arguably most famous, though, for the rise of radical political movements and social statements. Perhaps this is why it is so fitting that in the midst of all this, a new life began a life that eventually was consumed by the culture surrounding its birth, and death.
Andrew Warhola was born into an immigrant family in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during the summer of 1928. With English as a second language, his father worked as a coal miner and often had long periods away from home until he died in 1942. Andrew's mother became a housewife and spent a great deal of time at home.......
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