Decorah Library history book group to read book about the 1920s

The Decorah Public Library history book group in August will discuss Frederick Lewis Allen's "Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920s."

Copies of the book are available for checkout at the library's front desk or may be purchased from a local bookseller. The group is open to the public and newcomers are encouraged to attend.  The discussion is set for Thursday, August 20th, at 6:30 p.m. on the second floor of the library.

Prohibition. Al Capone. The President Harding scandals. The revolution of manners and morals. Black Tuesday. These are only a few of the events and figures characterizing the wild, tumultuous era that was "The Roaring Twenties."  Originally published in 1931, "Only Yesterday" traces the rise of post-World War I prosperity up to the Wall Street crash of 1929 against the colorful backdrop of flappers, speakeasies, the first radio, and the scandalous rise of skirt hemlines.

Call the library at 382-3717 for more information.