Only Yesterday deals with that delightful decade from
the Armistice in November 1918 to the panic and depression of
1929-30. Here is the story of Woodrow Wilson's defeat, the Harding
scandals, the Coolidge prosperity, the revolution in manners and
morals, the bull market and its smash-up. Allen's lively narrative
brings back an endless variety of half-forgotten events, fashions,
crazes, and absurdities. Deftly written, with a humorous touch,
Only Yesterday traces, beneath the excitements of
day-to-day life in the 20s, those currents in national life and
thought which are the essence of true history.
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.
Prohibition. Al Capone. The President Harding scandals. The revolution of manners and morals, Black Teusday. These are only an inkling of the events and figures characterizing the wild, tumultuous era that was the Roaring Twentys. Origionaly published in 1931, "Only Yesterday" traces the rise if post-World War I prospecritly up tothe Wall Street crash of 1929 aganst the colorful backdropof 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 dizzing highs were quickly succeeded by heartbreaking lows.
