Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920s â " A Classic Chronicle of Scandal, Prosperity, and the Great Depression (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)

Frederick Lewis Allen

ISBN 10: 0060956658 / ISBN 13: 9780060956653

Published by Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2000

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Synopsis:

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 if 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.

About the Author:

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

Bibliographic Details

Title: Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the ...
Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: paperback
Condition: Good