Flapper : A Madcap Story of Sex, Style, Celebrity, And the Women Who Made America Modern

from Kasthu

The subtitle of this book is A Madcap Story of Sex, Style, Celebrity, and the Women Who Made America Modern. This book, a social and cultural history of the iconic flapper, is indeed just that. It explores the authors, actresses, illustrators, magazine columnists, advertising executives, and news...

from bethlakshmi

Not a fast read - this book is dense with facts. But it's well-organized and easy to read. I really love the insights presented - the author builds a compelling description of how the changes before and during the flapper era went far to make American culture what it is today.

from Kellswitch

An overall enjoyable book, I liked how they covered a wide variety of different aspects of the culture of that era and used the Flapper and her image to tie it all together. It was well written and very engaging and approachable. I liked the photographs they showed and wish they could have includ...

from Kellswitch

An overall enjoyable book, I liked how they covered a wide variety of different aspects of the culture of that era and used the Flapper and her image to tie it all together. It was well written and very engaging and approachable. I liked the photographs they showed and wish they could have includ...

from apartmentcarpet

The flapper was the first modern American woman. She cut her hair, wore short skirts, smoked, drank, danced, and kept up with men. She went out to get what she wanted and rejected the notions of her mother and grandmother. This is a light history of the flapper movement, along with stories of fam...