Bibliograph

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

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Flapper

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

464298240

Responsibility statement

Joshua Zeitz

Sub title

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

Table Of Contents

Introduction: 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 kind of girl the fellows want -- Another petulant way to pass the time -- The dreamer's dream come true -- Suicide on the installment plan -- Conclusion: Unaffordable excess

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