| Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920s Contributor(s): Allen, Frederick L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060956658 ISBN-13: 9780060956653 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2010 Annotation: Prohibition. Al Capone. The President Harding scandals. The revolution of manners and morals. Black Tuesday. These are only an inkling of the events and figures characterizing the wild, tumultuous era that was the Roaring Twenties. Originally published in 1931, Only Yesterday traces the rise of post-World War I prosperity up to the Wall Street crash of 1929 against a colorful backdrop of flappers, speakeasies, the first radio, and the scandalous rise of skirt hemlines. Hailed as an instant classic, this is Frederick Lewis Allen's vivid and definitive account of one of the 20th century's most fascinating decades, chronicling a time of both joy and terror -- when dizzying highs were quickly succeeded by heartbreaking lows. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - History | Social History - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 973.9 |
| LCCN: 00028345 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.3" W x 7.9" (0.60 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1920's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "A style that is verve itself." -- New York Times "A perfectly grand piece of historical record and synthetic journalism." From Frederick Lewis Allen, former editor-in-chief of Harper's magazine, comes a classic history of 1920s America, from the end of World War I to the stock market crash and the beginning of The Great Depression. Originally published in 1931, Only Yesterday has an exuberance and proximity to its subject--the Roaring Twenties in all its scandal and glory--that uniquely captures the feel of the era. |
Contributor Bio(s): Allen, Frederick L.: - Frederick Lewis Allen was born in Boston in 1890 and graduated from Harvard in 1912. He served on the editorial staffs of the Atlantic Monthly and Century magazines and was editor in chief of Harper's magazine from 1941 until his death in 1954 |