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Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920's

Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920's

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.

Chapter I. Prelude: May, 1919

Chapter II. Back to Normalcy

Chapter III. The Big Red Scare

Chapter IV. America Convalescent

Chapter V. The Revolution in Manners and Morals

Chapter VI. Harding and the Scandals

Chapter VII. Coolidge Prosperity

Chapter VIII. The Ballyhoo Years

Chapter IX. The Revolt of the Highbrows

Chapter X. Alcohol and Al Capone

Chapter XI. Home, Sweet Florida

Chapter XII. The Big Bull Market

Chapter XIII. Crash!

Chapter XIV. Aftermath: 1930–31

Appendix: Sources and Obligations

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