All posts tagged "Jazz Age"
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14.7KArts and LeisureWhen Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Honeymooned (and Partied) in Westport, Conn.
In 1920, Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald honeymooned in Westport, Conn., so he could write, she could swim and they could both party...
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16.1K2Rhode IslandHow Percy Marks Got Fired from Brown for Exposing the Depravities of the Ivy League
In 1924, an obscure Brown University English instructor named Percy Marks rocketed to fame with his first novel, The Plastic Age, an...
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11.9K4MassachusettsWhen the Pickwick Club Collapse Killed 44 in Boston; the Charleston Took the Blame
At 3 a.m. on July 4, 1925, 50 couples crowded onto the dance floor of the Pickwick Club in Boston’s Chinatown, kicking...
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18.2K3Business and LaborPolly Peabody, The Bohemian Blueblood Who Invented the Bra
Inventing the bra was possibly the least interesting thing Polly Peabody did in her life. Born Mary Phelps Jacob, she was called...
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25.6K1Crime and ScandalThe Mysterious Death of Starr Faithfull Reveals the Sordid Secret of a Boston Mayor
On June 8, 1931, the bruised body of beautiful socialite Starr Faithfull was found on a deserted Long Island beach. She wore...
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10.9K14Crime and ScandalThe Short, Wild Life of Harry Crosby, Publisher of Jazz Age Geniuses
After Harry Crosby was nearly killed in World War I, he vowed to live fast and die young. His success scandalized Boston...
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