Summary of Frederick Lewis Allen's Since Yesterday

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Get the Summary of Frederick Lewis Allen's Since Yesterday in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Following Black Tuesday, America plunged into the Great Depression. Panic and fear gripped the nation. Banks were closing everywhere. In some cities, 84 percent of the population was unemployed and starving. When Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in 1933, public confidence in the nation slowly began to grow, and by 1936, the industrial average, which had plummeted in 1929 from 125 to fifty-eight, had risen again to almost one hundred. But America still had a long road ahead. Popular historian Frederick Lewis Allen brings to life these ten critical years. With wit and empathy, he draws a devastating economic picture of small businesses swallowed up by large corporations—a ruthless bottom line not so different from what we see today. Allen also chronicles the decade’s lighter side: the fashions, morals, sports, and candid cameras that were revolutionizing Americans’ lives.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Nov 27, 2021
• ISBN: 9781638158790

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Contents

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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

If we want to understand the changes in American life during the 1930s, we must first understand what life was like before the Great Depression. The day that best represents such a life is September 3, 1929.

#2

The first day of summer in the early 1930s was known as Labor Day. The weather was typically warm and sunny, which led to Labor Day being nicknamed the Sunshine Season.

#3

Riveters are the loudest in New York City, but you can hear the clatter of riveters anywhere in the 1920s. It is common to see apartment buildings being built, or office buildings being torn down, to make way for new skyscrapers.

#4

The talking picture, while improving steadily, is not yet perfect. Within a few years, the radio show will be obsolete in the Radio Age, and television will take its place.

#5

What about the events of September 3, 1929. The most important and exciting event aside from the heat wave was the Prime Minister of England’s speech concerning negotiations with the United States concerning naval armaments, which were progressing favorably.

#6

The Transcontinental Air Transport plane crash in New Mexico in September 1929 was a severe blow to the fledgling air transport industry.

#7

The events of September 3, 1929, are recorded in the newspapers. In particular, you will read about the trial of sixteen workers and alleged communists for the murder of the police chief in Gastonia, North Carolina.

#8

The American public had to make a difficult decision in September 1929, as the country was on the verge of a Great Depression. The stock market had been extremely bullish for several months, and many Americans had invested their life savings into this market.

#9

In every era, young intellectuals seem to be rebellious. In the Roaring Twenties, that same rebelliousness was directed at American capitalism and businessmen.

#10

In America, the economy is booming, and the people are becoming more optimistic about the future. But this prosperity