Bibliograph

Flapper, a madcap story of sex, style, celebrity, and the women who made America modern, Joshua Zeitz

Type

Label

Flapper, a madcap story of sex, style, celebrity, and the women who made America modern, Joshua Zeitz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-320) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Flapper

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

61694635

Responsibility statement

Joshua Zeitz

Sub title

a madcap story of sex, style, celebrity, and the women who made America modern

Table Of Contents

Tango pirates and absinthe -- The most popular girl -- Sex o'clock in America -- Will she throw her arms around your neck and yell? -- Flapper King -- Doing it for effect -- I prefer this sort of girl -- Straighten out people -- New York sophistication -- Miss jazz age -- Girlish delight in barrooms -- These modern women -- The lingerie shortage in this country -- A mind full of fabulations -- An athletic kind of girl -- Let go of the waistline -- Into the streets -- Without imagination, no wants -- 10,000,000 femmes fatales -- Appearances count -- Papa, what is beer? -- Oh, little girl, never grow up -- The king of girl the fellows want -- Another petulant way to pass the time -- The dreamer's dream come true -- Suicide on the installment plan -- Unaffordable excess

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