Since Yesterday: The 1930s in America, September 3, 1929–September 3, 1939
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (959 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00VH7BE7S |
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| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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In addition to The Lords of Creation, Allen was well known for Only Yesterday, Since Yesterday, and The Big Change.. He was assistant and associate editor of Harper’s Magazine for eighteen years, then the magazine’s sixth editor in chief for twelve years until his death. Frederick Lewis Allen (1890–1954) was born in Boston, studied at Groton, and graduated from Harvard in 1912
A “wonderfully written account of America in the ’30s,” the follow-up to Only Yesterday examines Black Tuesday through the end of the Depression (The New York Times).Wall Street Journal Bestseller Opening on September 3, 1929, in the days before the stock market crash, this information-packed volume takes us through one of America’s darkest times all the way to the light at the end of the tunnel. But America still had a long road ahead. From the Lindbergh kidnapping to the New Deal, from the devastating dust storms that raged through our farmlands to the rise of Benny Goodman, the public adoration of Shirley Temple, and our mass escape to the movies, this book is a hopeful and powerful reminder of why history matters.. Panic and fear gripped the nation. When Franklin D. With wit and empathy, he draws a devastating economic picture of small businesses swallowed up by large corporations—a ruthless bottom line not so
This is the best book I've read in a very long time. Wendy Since Yesterday begins in 1929, the year my mother was born and my father celebrated his first birthday. It spans the coming decade of the 30s along with the childhoods of my parents. The author details everything important in American's lives from the cras. Witty well written perspective of the 1930's Wonderfully written book written in the 1930's about the 1930's. This is Lewis' follow up book to "Since Yesterday" which was a book about the 1920's written in the 1920's.In both books he gives a clear view of what was happening at the time. There are many. "A very good description of the 19A very good description of the 1930's. I am very interested in American history. This period is described in detail of all facets of life as it was happening. I learned much. My parents were married in 1937 and I gained a greater understanding of what life must have been like for them. The histo. 0's." according to Ammonite. I am very interested in American history. This period is described in detail of all facets of life as it was happening. I learned much. My parents were married in 19A very good description of the 1930's. I am very interested in American history. This period is described in detail of all facets of life as it was happening. I learned much. My parents were married in 1937 and I gained a greater understanding of what life must have been like for them. The histo. 7 and I gained a greater understanding of what life must have been like for them. The histo
He was assistant and associate editor of Harper’s Magazine for eighteen years, then the magazine’s sixth editor in chief for twelve years until his death. In addition to The Lords of Creation, Allen was well known for Only Yesterday, Since Yesterday, and The Big Change.. About the AuthorFrederick Lewis Allen (1890–1954) was born in Boston, studied at Groton, and graduated from Harvard in 1912