Title
Crucible: The Long End of the Great War and the Birth of a New World, 1917-1924
Document Type
Book
Annotation
History of the turbulent years as World War I ended and modernity emerged, told through a series of vignettes focused on important politicians, revolutionaries, artists, philosophers, and others of the era. Frequent references to Hemingway throughout, covering topics including his wounding at the Italian front, marriage to Hadley Richardson, interest in bullfighting, and early journalistic career. Features a bibliography, extensive endnotes, and helpful index.
Date
2019
COinS
Citation
Emmerson, Charles. Crucible: The Long End of the Great War and the Birth of a New World, 1917-1924. New York: PublicAffairs, 2019.