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A Decent, Orderly Lynching: The Montana Vigilantes9 reviews
Frederick Allen

University of Oklahoma Press, 2004

A fair and balanced - and thorough - look at the Montana vigilantes
One tends to associate the dark legacy of lynching almost exclusively with the South of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but in point of fact the most extensive episode of vigilante justice in American history actually took place in the Montana territories in the 1860s. The Montana vigilantes have long been hailed as heroes in Montana (Montana Highway Patrolmen, for example, still bear a ... 		  
  







  
  
The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society, Concise Edition, Volume 2 (since 1865) (6th Edition) ...2 reviews
Gary B. Nash, Julie Roy Jeffrey, ...

Longman, 2007

Not that bad
This book is rather nice in its presentation of rather mundane information. The details of specific events can be scarce, but for a small history book. 		  
  







  
  
Since Yesterday: The 1930's in America, September 3, 1929 to September 3, 19398 reviews
Frederick L. Allen

Harper Perennial, 1986

"Since Yesterday" - seems just like today!
Frederick Lewis Allen begins this short book (346 pages) where he left off in his last book (?Only Yesterday?) - with the stock market crash of 1929 - and ends it with the advent of World War II in 1939. Allen skillfully weaves the minor events of this decade (the fads, books, crimes, machines, gadgets, personalities, movies, fashions, etc.) together with the major events (the stock market ... 		  
  







  
  
Since Yesterday1 review
Frederick Lewis Allen

HarperCollins Publishers, 1975

Don't overlook this book
Though not the equal of "Only Yesterday," Allen's wonderful book about America in the 1920s, "Since Yesterday" continues where its predecessor left off: it is an excellent overview of the American experience in that trying decade, the 1930s. Allen once again seems to touch on all the significant social, political, cultural and economic events during the decade. I refrained from giving it 5 ... 		  
  







  
  
The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society, Volume II (since 1865) (Book Alone) (MyHistoryLab ...16 reviews
Gary B. Nash, Julie Roy Jeffrey, ...

Longman, 2005

Great Overview!
This book gives a great overview of the social aspects of U.S. History since 1865. It was rather refreshing to read a history book that was not so narrowly focused on the death and carnage of war in this nation. The wars are discussed, of course, in relative detail, but more weight is placed on how they affected our nation's citizens and society as a whole. The photographs and illustrations ... 		  
  







  
  
Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920's (Perennial Classics)27 reviews
Frederick L. Allen

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2000

Contemporary AND historical!Recently while doing research for an exhibition on the 1920s, I purchased this fabulous little book
Recently while doing research for an exhibition on the 1920s, I purchased this fabulous little book called Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920s. Historian Frederick Lewis Allen wrote it in 1931, before Prohibition was even repealed! I bought it because I wanted a contemporary perspective on the decade from someone who was there. I was astounded at his insight into a decade that he ... 		  
  







  
  
The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society, Volume I (to 1877) (Book Alone) (7th Edition) ...2 reviews
Gary B. Nash, Julie Roy Jeffrey, ...

Longman, 2005

helpful
If you wish to learn America's history this is the best option available in the market. 		  
  







  
  
The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society, Concise Edition, Combined Volume (6th Edition) ...
Gary B. Nash, Julie Roy Jeffrey, ...

Longman, 2007

A condensed version of The American People, Fifth Edition, this engaging text examines U.S. history as revealed through the experiences of all Americans, both ordinary and extraordinary. With a thought-provoking and rich presentation, the authors explore the complex lives of Americans of all national origins and cultural backgrounds, at all levels of society, and in all regions of the country. A vibrant four-color design and compact size ... 		  
  







  
  
The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society, Concise Edition, Volume 1 (to 1877) (6th Edition) ...
Gary B. Nash, Julie Roy Jeffrey, ...

Longman, 2007

A condensed version of The American People, Fifth Edition, this engaging text examines U.S. history as revealed through the experiences of all Americans, both ordinary and extraordinary. With a thought-provoking and rich presentation, the authors explore the complex lives of Americans of all national origins and cultural backgrounds, at all levels of society, and in all regions of the country. A vibrant four-color design and compact size ... 		  
  







  
  
The American People, Brief Edition: Creating a Nation and Society, Volume I, Primary Source Edition (5th ...
Gary B. Nash, Julie Roy Jeffrey, ...

Longman, 2006 		  
  







  
  
Secret Formula: How Brilliant Marketing and Relentless Salesmanship Made Coca-Cola the Best-Known Product in ...7 reviews
Frederick L. Allen

Collins, 1995

H 2 OH!
Secret Formula is, first and foremost, a beautifully written book. Unlike many business biographies that focus exclusively on the corporate narrative while forsaking literate prose, Allen's writing is taught, clear, and even poetic, a carbonaceous gem. Coca-Cola has a long and enviable corporate history, beginning with humble origins and evolving into the single most recognizable brand on ... 		  
  







  
  
Only Yesterday6 reviews
Frederick Lewis Allen

Harper Perennial, 1957

Crucial guide of the 1920s...the story starts with Allen!
Only Yesterday offers a glimpse into the nineteen twenties from someone who actually lived it. First published in 1931, Frederick Lewis Allen writes of a decade that had just past. Most historians will tell you that it takes about twenty years after a decade before you can truly come to terms with what the decade was all about. However, this was not the case with Frederick Lewis Allen's work. ... 		  
  







  
  
SINCE YESTERDAY: The 1930s in America2 reviews
Frederick Lewis Allen

Bantam, 1961

NEW DEAL Eye Witness
Completed in 1939, Frederick Lewis Allen's "Since Yesterday" was a sequel to his immensely successful "Only Yesterday: an Informal History of the 1920s". Writing in the same jaunty, gossipy style, Allen mingles serious political history with such ephemera as the invention of miniature golf, fashion parades, and candid camera. Even so, this sequel never achieved the perennial popularity of the ... 		  
  







  
  
Only Yesterday (Paperback) By Frederick Lewis Allen
Frederick Allen

Prennial Library, 1959

Only Yesterday is the documented history of American manners, morals and Politics in the nineteen- twenties, the definintive biography of a fabulous era, termed by The London Spectator " The most important book written about America" 		  
  







  
  
The American People: Creating a Nation and Society, Volume II, Primary Source Edition (Book Alone) (7th ...1 review
Gary B. Nash, Julie Roy Jeffrey, ...

Longman, 2006

A good textbook
I enjoyed using this text for some courses I took, as it was very informative and well set up. It covers American history from 1865 up to 2005, and each time period is covered through a similar structure (political events, social events, impacts on special groups, cultural trends). The book has a very consistent feel throughout. The fact that it covers events up until the very recent past (2005) ... 		  
  







  
  
The American People, Brief Edition: Creating a Nation and Society, Single Volume Edition, Primary Source ...
Gary B. Nash, Julie Roy Jeffrey, ...

Longman, 2006 		  
  







  
  
The American People, Brief Edition: Creating a Nation and Society, Volume II, Primary Source Edition (5th ...
Gary B. Nash, Julie Roy Jeffrey, ...

Longman, 2006 		  
  







  
  
Atlanta Rising: The Invention of an International City 1946-19965 reviews
Frederick Allen

Longstreet Press, 1996

Excellent history of a great city
Since I was very little, I have always admired Atlanta for its role as one of the world's major international centers - and I've also always wondered exactly how it accomplished this status and mind-boggling growth while other Southern cities such as Birmingham, Memphis, and New Orleans failed to capitalize on their full potentials. This book provides just that insight by exploring the powerful ... 		  
  







  
  
Possession Obsession: Andy Warhol and Collecting
Stephano Papi, Alexandra Rhodes, ...

The Andy Warhol Museum, 2002

Description: "So many categories!" Andy Warhol would complain during his rigorous, nearly obsessive daily shopping regimen of antique stores, galleries, auction houses, and flea markets. Though best known as a proponent of the avant-garde, Warhol was also passionately engaged with the historical past, an interest which found a direct yet imaginative expression in the serious collecting he undertook from the mid-50s until his death. Possession ... 		  
  







  




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