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 The Twenties John Montgomery What was England really like in the days of short skirts, Sir William Joynson-Hick's battle with the night-clubs, the Eton crop, the cat's whisker, the daring Noel Coward, and the Wembley Exhibition? Few now remember the first 'baby' Austins, the triumphs of Suzanne Lenglen, Jack Hobbs, the Cobham flights, the day Ramsay MacDonald - unexpectedly - became Prime Minister; the time when omnibuses were open on top; the General Strike? This book gives a fascinating insight into those days, of the time when every pound was worth a golden sovereign, and there were long queues outside the unemployment exchanges. It is a scrapbook of the nineteen-twenties, describing in detail nearly every major event in Britain between the Armistice in 1918 and the Great Slump in 1929. This vintage Allen and Unwin paperback is in good condition. Includes index and photographs. 333pp. Year first published: 1957 This edition:1970 ISBN: 0049000209
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