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James Chapin (1887-1975), Ruby Green Singing, 1928, American. Oil on canvas. 96.5 x 76.2 cm. Courtesy of the Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Fla; bequest of R. H. Norton.

The year was 1928. It was the end of the first decade after a devastating world war. Like the rest of the 20s, it roared. The United States elected its 31st president, Herbert Hoover. Along with 62 other countries, it also renounced future wars. The "final triumph over poverty," as it was phrased, was supposedly in sight. The market soared and just as giddily dipped. Amelia Earhart flew the Atlantic. Depending on their income, people drove Fords, Chevrolets, Plymouths, DeSotos, Chryslers, Stutzes, Auburns, or nothing at all. They danced the Charleston.

Also in 1928, the first antibiotic was announced. In the realm of literature, the Oxford English Dictionary finally appeared, as did The House at Pooh Corner and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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