Bibliograph

Only yesterday;, an informal history of the nineteen-twenties,, by Frederick Lewis Allen

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Only yesterday;, an informal history of the nineteen-twenties,, by Frederick Lewis Allen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

"Sources and obligations": p. 358-361

Illustrations

platesportraitsfacsimiles

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Only yesterday;

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

2730160

Responsibility statement

by Frederick Lewis Allen

Sub title

an informal history of the nineteen-twenties,

Summary

A social history of the United States during the "roaring twenties." Examines American individualism and the decade that they knew Mah Jong and Mencken, Couéism and Coolidge, Listerine and Lindbergh, as well as Capone, Ford, Babe Ruth, the Teapot Dome, and bathtub gin

Table Of Contents

Prelude: May, 1919 -- Back to normalcy -- The big Red scare -- America convalescent -- The revolution in manners and morals -- Harding and the scandals -- Coolidge prosperity -- The ballyhoo years -- The revolt of the highbrows -- Alcohol and Al Capone -- Home, sweet Florida -- The big bull market -- Crash! -- Aftermath: 1930-31

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