Lucy moores anything goes, subtitled a biography of the roaring twenties, concentrates its gaze on america. Anything goes a biography of the roaring twenties por lucy moore y editor atlantic books. Anything goes a biography of the roaring twenties by lucy moore and publisher atlantic books. Anything goes by lucy moore history books the guardian. An exhilarating portrait of the era of jazz, glamour and gangsters from one of the brightest young. In anything goes, lucy moore interweaves the stories of the compelling people and. I enthusiastically recommend lucy moore s anything goes. She reveals that the roaring twenties were more than just the years between wars. Title details for anything goes by lucy moore available. Voted one of the top twenty young writers in britain by the independent on sunday in 2001, her books include the bestselling maharanis. Lucy moore was born in 1970 and educated in britain and the us before reading history at edinburgh. Anything goes ebook by lucy moore 9781590204511 rakuten.
Cart hello select your address best sellers todays. It was an epoch of passion and changean age, she observes, not unlike our own. In doing so, she demonstrates that the jazz age was far more than just between wars. Isbn 9781843547778 9781843547778 hardcover, atlantic books, 1794. Lucy moore s anything goes, subtitled a biography of the roaring twenties, concentrates its gaze on america. Anything goes by lucy moore used 9781843547785 world. The lives and times of six women in revolutionary france, 2007, etc. Scott fitzgerald to bessie smith and charlie chaplin. Scenes from the hogarthian underworld, and author of the critically acclaimed the thieves opera. In anything goes, lucy moore interweaves the stories of the compelling people and events that characterized the decade to produce a gripping portrait of the jazz age. Anything goes a biography of the roaring twenties lucy moore. A biography of the roaring twenties main by moore, lucy isbn.
Uhoh, it looks like your internet explorer is out of date. A biography of the roaring twenties lucy moore, author. The remarkable lives and deaths of jonathan wild, thieftaker, and jack sheppard, housebreaker viking 1996 as well as amphibious. Here, lucy moore interweaves the most compelling stories of the people and events that characterized the decade to produce a gripping account of an oftenoverlooked period. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read anything goes. For anyone interested in the history of the roaring twenties, lucy moores anything goes is a treat.
This is an exhilarating portrait of the era of invention, glamour and. Cart hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases books electronics customer service gift. Sep 10, 2015 about the author 2015 lucy moore is an author and broadcaster whose work includes the bestselling maharanis. While the roar wasnt heard just there this was the decade of ulysses, and. The glitter of 1920s america was seductive, from jazz, flappers, and wild all night parties to the birth of hollywood and a glamorous gangsterled crime scene. She illuminates the important facts from the decade with a fresh perspective and fresh information. Read anything goes a biography of the roaring twenties by lucy moore available from rakuten kobo. Crime and rebellion characterized life for many of the downtrodden. Mar 18, 2021 in anything goes, lucy moore interweaves the stories of the compelling people and events that characterized the decade to produce a gripping portrait of the jazz age.
America was propelled into the sexy razzledazzle of the roaring twenties by a desire to rejoice in the good fortune of survival but also by the. Lucy moore has 30 books on goodreads with 7623 ratings. A biography of the roaring twenties by lucy moore bracketed by the catastrophes of the great war and the wall street crash, 1920s america was a place of drama, tension and hedonism. In anything goes, lucy moore interweaves the stories of the compelling people and events. A biography of the roaring twenties by lucy moore 764 ratings, 3. Every so often you stumble across the book that whips you right out of reality and pulls you. About the author 2015 lucy moore is an author and broadcaster whose work includes the bestselling maharanis. Mar 04, 2010 in anything goes, lucy moore interweaves the stories of the compelling people and events that characterized the decade to produce a gripping portrait of the jazz age. May 01, 2010 for anyone interested in the history of the roaring twenties, lucy moores anything goes is a treat. Anything goes, by lucy moore the independent the independent.
Nov 08, 2008 strictly speaking, anything goes is not actually about the shuffling dole queues and deserted farm towns of americas hunger years although the title is left vague, moores book is exclusively. A biography of the roaring twenties overlook, 2010 daniel okrent, last call. Bracketed by the catastrophes of the great war and the wall street crash, 1920s america was a place of drama, tension and hedonism. A biography of the roaring twenties, by lucy moore, is just what the subtitle says, although perhaps it would be more accurate to call it a biography of americas 1920s as thats the only country discussed well, france is mentioned in the chapter entitled in exile, but that chapters all about, yes, americans in france. Lucy moores enlightening, wellresearched biography of the 1920s will appeal to scholars as well as a general audience. Anything goes 9781843547785, 9781782398684 vitalsource. America in the 1920s was a place of drama, tension, and hedonism. To take advantage of reading the book as a doorway into the twenties, i recommend going online to youtube and watching the many videos of events, people, music, film and much more that is readily available.
Aug 22, 2009 lucy moores hugely readable biography of the 1920s is stuffed with interesting details of this sort, making it a useful book for anecdotalists. An exhilarating portrait of the era of jazz, glamour and. Her research is filled with amazing facts generally not reported and her writing style is accessible and illuminating. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. Moore covers quite a lot of territory, including the. Lucy moore was born in 1970 and educated in britain and the united states before reading history at edinburgh university. Start reading anything goes for free online and get access to an unlimited library of academic and nonfiction books on perlego. In anything goes, lucy moore interweaves the stories of the compelling people and events that. Lucy moores enlightening, wellresearched biography of the 1920s will appeal. A biography of the roaring twenties unknown edition by moore, lucy 2011 published march 1st 2010 by overlook tp paperback. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Anything goes by lucy moore used 9781843547785 world of. A biography of the roaring twenties ebook written by lucy moore.
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