The Damned and the Beautiful

Paula S. Fass. First edition. NAP. New York: New York University Press, 1977. Both unclipped dust jacket and hardcover are in Very Good+ condition. No writing or markings found in this sturdy book, 497 pp. 

Step into the Jazz Age through the eyes of American youth. In The Damned and the Beautiful, cultural historian Paula S. Fass chronicles how the Roaring Twenties redefined freedom, identity, and rebellion for a generation of young Americans. Drawing on rich archival sources, this landmark study explores the seismic shifts in values around sexuality, politics, and the self—long before the counterculture of the 1960s.

This first printing copy from 1977 is an increasingly scarce academic cornerstone in American cultural history. A must-have for collectors of 20th-century social commentary, American Studies, or youth culture.

Condition: Very Good+ — clean text, tight binding, minimal shelfwear. Ships safely from our Cape Cod bookshop in MA.