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Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920's
Only Yesterday An Informal History of the 1920's
Author: Frederick Lewis Allen
Jazz, flappers, flasks, rumbleseats, and raccoon coats; Mah Jong, crossword puzzles, marathon dancers, and flagpole sitters; Red Grange, Rudolph Valentino, and Lucky Lindy. These were the catch words of the roaring, irrepressible '20's. But so were the Boston Police strike, the K.K.K., woman suffrage, Sigmund Freud, Sacco and Vanzetti, Teapot Do...  more »
ISBN: 318916
Publication Date: 1959
Pages: 312
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Publisher: Perennial Library Harper & Row
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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This is an interesting book about the 1920's.
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A fascinating little history book I found at an estate auction---what did it feel like to be an American in the decade after World War 1? This book helps you understand the emotions that swirled around President Wilson's support for the League of Nations, the demands of the new labor unions, the Red Scare, Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic, the "sexual revolution" of the 20's, Prohibition and the rise of the Mafia, etc., etc. Lots of forgotten anecdotes in here that deserve to be remembered.
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An easy-to-read study of a fascinating time in American history. It is unique in that it was published in 1931, so the author actually lived through the events he describes. Very much enjoyed this book.


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