The Aspirin Age: 1919-1941
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Pages: Good
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Between the shell-shocked aftermath of the First World War and the dawning catastrophe of the Second lies one of the most turbulent, colourful, and contradictory periods in American history — and The Aspirin Age: 1919–1941 captures it in all its breathless, chaotic glory. Edited by Isabel Leighton, this landmark anthology assembles a remarkable collection of essays by distinguished writers and journalists, each tackling a defining moment or figure from the interwar years: the forgotten men of Versailles, the rise and fall of Calvin Coolidge, the devastation of the 1929 Crash, the feverish promise of FDR's New Deal, and the night the Martians came — among many others. Each contribution reads as a vivid dispatch from the front lines of a society perpetually teetering between hope and hysteria. What makes this collection so enduring is its insistence on the human detail behind the headline — the vanity, the idealism, the folly, and the courage that shaped an era. Leighton's editorial hand is sure and incisive, drawing together voices as varied as Thurman Arnold, Margaret Case Harriman, and Jonathan Daniels to construct a mosaic portrait of a nation in flux. Written with the urgency of eyewitness testimony and the authority of historical reflection, The Aspirin Age stands as an indispensable record of interwar America — one that raises an uncomfortable question: just how much has changed?
Author: Isabel Leighton
Format: Paperback
Genre: Anthology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Between the shell-shocked aftermath of the First World War and the dawning catastrophe of the Second lies one of the most turbulent, colourful, and contradictory periods in American history — and The Aspirin Age: 1919–1941 captures it in all its breathless, chaotic glory. Edited by Isabel Leighton, this landmark anthology assembles a remarkable collection of essays by distinguished writers and journalists, each tackling a defining moment or figure from the interwar years: the forgotten men of Versailles, the rise and fall of Calvin Coolidge, the devastation of the 1929 Crash, the feverish promise of FDR's New Deal, and the night the Martians came — among many others. Each contribution reads as a vivid dispatch from the front lines of a society perpetually teetering between hope and hysteria. What makes this collection so enduring is its insistence on the human detail behind the headline — the vanity, the idealism, the folly, and the courage that shaped an era. Leighton's editorial hand is sure and incisive, drawing together voices as varied as Thurman Arnold, Margaret Case Harriman, and Jonathan Daniels to construct a mosaic portrait of a nation in flux. Written with the urgency of eyewitness testimony and the authority of historical reflection, The Aspirin Age stands as an indispensable record of interwar America — one that raises an uncomfortable question: just how much has changed?