The Depression Alphabet Primer
ISBN-13: 9781584235194
Subjects: AKC
Publisher: Gingko Press
Publisher Imprint: Gingko Press
Publication Date: 16-01-2014
Format: Hardback
Availability: In stock
£17.50
About the book
Enjoy the colourful vernacular of a bygone era in this magnificently researched alphabetic guidebook to the slang of the 1930s. Often referred to as the Dirty Thirties, it was a time marked by economic hardship, unemployment and excessive crime. The words and phrases reflect this, mirroring the concerns and vices of the day with a myriad of colloquialisms. Typographic flourishes and illustrations by award-winning artist Tony Millionaire breathe life into the idioms and elevate this volume to the status of a lasting tribute.