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Dolly Parton chats with Rick Bragg on her Tennessee childhood, the real Jolene, and Dollywood's 40th anniversary.

In 1925, the United States was in the midst of Prohibition and the Jazz Age. Arizona was also going through some historic moments. See the photos.