an informal history of the 1920's Allen, Frederick Lewis 1890-1954 creator text bibliography nyu New York Harper Perennial Modern Classics 2010 First Harper Perennial modern classics edition monographic eng

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x, 338 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. Overview: 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 the 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 twentieth century's most fascinating decades, chronicling a time of both joy and terror-when dizzying highs were quickly succeeded by heartbreaking lows Preface 1: Prelude: May, 1919 2: Back to normalcy 3: Big red scare 4: America convalescent 5: Revolution in manners and morals 6: Harding and the scandals 7: Coolidge prosperity 8: Ballyhoo years 9: Revolt of the highbrows 10: Alcohol and Al Capone 11: Home, sweet Florida 12: Big bull market 13: Crash! 14: Aftermath: 1930-31 Appendix: Sources and obligations Index Frederick Lewis Allen. Originally published: Harper & Row, 1931. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Nineteen twenties United States History 1919-1933 United States Social conditions 1918-1932 United States Economic conditions 1918-1945 Estados Unidos Historia 1919-1933 Estados Unidos Condiciones sociales 1918-1932 Estados Unidos Condiciones económicas 1918-1945 002 E 784 A425o 2010 973.9 9780060956653 0060956658 00028345 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hc042/00028345.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0911/00028345-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hc042/00028345.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0911/00028345-b.html DLC 000301 20260312161006.0 11926539 eng