Babbitts and Bohemians is a fresh and informed account of the
1920s, a decade that seems almost mythical to some. Elizabeth
Stevenson finds that the true twenties was a society of contrast.
On the one hand, it was an era of sameness and political
conformity, but on the other hand, it was also a time of cultural
revolt. In places labeled Main Street and Middletown the citizenry
followed a conventional pattern. At the same time, while most of
America enjoyed the good life of this period, bohemians in
Greenwich Village and expatriates in Paris were fervently scornful
of it. The author explores the new sense of self and the world
during this period, especially evident in the writings of Sinclair
Lewis, Sherwood Anderson, Robert Frost, H. L. Mencken, Glenway
Wescott, William Faulkner, and others. Stevenson writes about
numerous facets of the 1920s: the brilliant entertainers, Harlem's
brief period of glory, the worsening conditions in the South, the
hero worship of Babe Ruth and Charles Lindbergh, and the
stockmarket crash in 1929 that brought an abrupt end to the golden
years. In the new introduction, the author reflects on her personal
experience and discusses how the 1920s affected her family. She
goes on to talk about how living in the tumultuous 1960s prompted
her to write Babbitts and Bohemians. While she concedes that there
were some not so glorious times during the 1920s, she still
considers it a period where the vitality of life exhibited itself
in all sorts of interesting and entertaining new ways. Elizabeth
Stevenson succeeds admirably in conveying the spirit and the
history of the era: the people and the mood that shaped the times;
the political, international, and economic apathy; the conformity
and rebellion of a decade unlike any other before or since.
Babbitts and Bohemians will be enjoyed by all, especially
historians, sociologists, and political scientists.
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