Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920's In the book Only Yesterday: An informal History of the 1920's, author Frederick Lewis Allen began the book by introducing a family (the blacksmith's) into t the year 1919. Mrs. Allen depicted the normal woman of the time, who dressed modestly (she wore a dress about 6 inches off the floor), had long hair, and essentially took care of all the household chores, including doing chores servants in the house. home and prepare meals. Mr. Smith, however, was the breadwinner and breadwinner. Allen goes on to describe things that were popular among regular people during that time period. For example, the Chicago Tribune was very popular as a respectable newspaper. Other popular things during this time were certain sports (mainly baseball), news (peace conference in Paris), and economics (the stock market). During this period ordinary goods such as food, transportation and normal goods were becoming more expensive, which is why this is the “era of inflation”. Then the author continues by talking about how the current president sends a message to the American people saying that the war is now over and everything will return to normal. The only problem is that the soldiers were ready to return to America, but the American occupation was not ready for the soldiers to return. The return of soldiers to America caused unemployment to skyrocket and caused a massive demand for more job opportunities. People expected President Wilson to do something about this crisis. Then comes the Red Scare where the United States is involved in the ongoing war and people start to panic about revolution. The bombings were becoming… middle of paper… collapsed and many people were left penniless and had to go back to work to survive. So basically, the 1920s or the "Roaring Twenties" were a time of great change for America as a nation. Just after the Great War, America was on its way to new times. There was the Model T car, the boom and bust of the stock market, the ban on alcohol, the radio, jazz music, women seeking independence, Americans seeking higher education, strikes unions, the red alert, the death of President Harding and many others. Many people say that this was an enjoyable time of constant dancing and entertainment galore, while others would say that the hardships of racism and poverty made this a time of struggle and hardship. While others remember the 1920s only as the creation of Mickey Mouse or little Ruth. This decade was truly “The Roaring Twenties”.”.