Only Yesterday

This rare book is a social and cultural portrait of America from 1923 to 1929, the end of its brief reign as the world's wealthiest and most powerful nation. Drawing on his time as editor-in-chief of Harper's Magazine and his own personal memories, Frederick Lewis Allen brings to life both the ordinary and extraordinary people he met and encountered during this period. From the vanishing frontier town of Butte, Montana to New York's elegant soirées; from Bohemian artists in Greenwich Village to Al Capone in Chicago, Only Yesterday introduces a memorable cast of characters.