{"product_id":"only-yesterday-an-informal-history-of-the-1920s-paperback","title":"Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920s - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrederick L. Allen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A perfectly grand piece of historical record and synthetic journalism.\" -- \u003cem\u003eChicago Daily Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Frederick Lewis Allen, former editor-in-chief of \u003cem\u003eHarper's\u003c\/em\u003e 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. Originally published in 1931, \u003cem\u003eOnly Yesterday\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOnly Yesterday \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, \u003cem\u003eOnly Yesterday\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOnly Yesterday \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, \u003cem\u003eOnly Yesterday\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 29, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47604669481208,"sku":"9780060956653","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/RTZkVGhjRkorQ0luZzlzUjE3WnZUdz09.webp?v=1765166447","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/only-yesterday-an-informal-history-of-the-1920s-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}