{"product_id":"only-yesterday-frederick-l-allen-9780060956653","title":"Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920s","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederick L. Allen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0060956658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060956653\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.90d","brand":"Frederick L. Allen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048311648511,"sku":"9780060956653","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9a139c2d-4b8e-4698-bbed-30f62aef7247.jpg?v=1684995087","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/only-yesterday-frederick-l-allen-9780060956653","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}