{"product_id":"only-yesterday-an-informal-history-of-the-1920s-by-frederick-l-allen","title":"Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920s by Frederick L. Allen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A perfectly grand piece of historical record and synthetic journalism.\" --\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eChicago Daily Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Frederick Lewis Allen, former editor-in-chief of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHarper's\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emagazine, 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. Originally published in 1931,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOnly Yesterday\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas an exuberance and proximity to its subject--the Roaring Twenties in all its scandal and glory--that uniquely captures the feel of the era.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOnly Yesterday\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003edeals 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,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOnly Yesterday\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etraces, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A style that is verve itself. . . . Besides telling the story of the bull market in fine perspective, Mr. Allen presents the first coherent account that we have seen of the oil scandals that will eventually make the Harding regime match that of President Grant and the Credit Mobilier story in history books of the future.\" --\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A perfectly grand piece of historical record and synthetic journalism.\" --\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChicago Daily Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrederick Lewis Allen\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Boston in 1890 and graduated from Harvard in 1912. He served on the editorial staffs of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAtlantic Monthly and Century\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e magazines and was editor in chief of Harper's magazine from 1941 until his death in 1954\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarper Perennial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePub Date:\u003cspan\u003e June 29, 2010\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0.9\" H x 7.9\" L x 5.3\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e352 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44952435032250,"sku":"9780060956653","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/OY.jpg?v=1751054656","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/only-yesterday-an-informal-history-of-the-1920s-by-frederick-l-allen","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}