"A perfectly grand piece of historical record and synthetic journalism."
Chicago Daily Tribune

Jazz, flappers, flasks, rumbleseats, and raccoon coats; Mah Jong, crossword
puzzles, marathon dancers, and flagpole sitters; Red Grange, Rudolph Valentino, and Lucky
Lindy

These were the catch words of the roaring, irrepressible '20s. But so were the Boston Police
strike, the K.K.K., women's suffrage, Sigmund Freud, Sacco and Vanzetti, Teapot Dome, Black
Tuesday.

In this span between armistice and depression, Americans were kicking up their heels, but they
were also bringing about major changes in the social and political structure of their country.
Only Yesterday is a fond, witty, penetrating biography of this restless decade, a delightful
reminiscence for those who can remember and a fascinating firsthand look for those who've only
heard.

James Allen (1864-1912), was born in Leicester, England, and moved with his family to America at age fifteen. He wrote nineteen spiritual and inspirational books including From Passion to Peace and The Eight Pillars of Wisdom. As Man Thinketh is his best-known work

Grover Gardner, named one of the "Best Voices of the Century" by AudioFile magazine, has recorded more than five hundred audiobooks. He is the recipient of more than thirteen Earphones Awards as well as an Audie Award. In addition to narrating, he has an active career as an actor and stage director. He lives in Washington, D.C.