The Splendid Drunken Twenties Selections from the Daybooks, 1922-1930 |
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| Author:
| Van Vechten, Carl |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-02848-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2003 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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Between 1922 and 1930, Carl Van Vechtenone of the most significant figures of the Harlem Renaissancekept a daily record of his activities. The records recount his day-to-day life, as well as the alliances, drinking habits, feuds,and affairs of a wide number of the periods luminaries, providing a rich resource for reconstructing the culture of 1920s New York and the social milieu during Prohibition.
Between 1922 and 1930, Carl Van Vechtenone of the most significant figures of the Harlem Renaissancekept a daily record of his activities. The records recount his day-to-day life, as well as the alliances, drinking habits, feuds,and affairs of a wide number of the periods luminaries, providing a rich resource for reconstructing the culture of 1920s New York and the social milieu during Prohibition.