![]() 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. ![]() Allen's lively narrative brings back an endless variety of half-forgotten events, fashions, crazes, and absurdities. 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. Buy Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920s online. Only Yesterday deals with that delightful decade from the Armistice in November 1918 to the panic and depression of 1929-30. Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920s by Frederick Lewis Allen. ![]() Originally published in 1931, Only Yesterday has an exuberance and proximity to its subjectthe Roaring Twenties in all its. 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. 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. "A perfectly grand piece of historical record and synthetic journalism." - Chicago Daily Tribuneįrom 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. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. Title: Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920sĬlean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. ![]()
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