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Only Yesterday

An Informal History of the 1920's

Frederick Lewis Allen

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English
John Wiley & Sons Inc
25 August 1997
Written in 1931, this new installment in the Wiley Investment Classics series offers a well-written historical and anecdotal account of the volatile stock market of the 1920s. It traces the rise of post World War I prosperity up to the crash of 1929 before a colorful backdrop that includes Al Capone, Prohibition, the first radio, and the rise and fall of the skirt length.
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Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Height: 223mm,  Width: 147mm,  Spine: 26mm
Weight:   531g
ISBN:   9780471189527
ISBN 10:   0471189529
Series:   Wiley Investment Classics
Pages:   304
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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. Appendix. Index.

FREDERICK LEWIS ALLEN was a noted author and historian whose other widely acclaimed works include Since Yesterday: The Nineteen Thirties in America and Great Pierpont Morgan.

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