he Trees, and In Our Time. Many of Hemingway's finest workspresented the attitudes and experiences of the era's so called "last generation."Americans had a hunger for news in the Twenties. Every day they would flock to thenewsstand for the latest information. They would find the information they needed fromvarious newspapers and periodicals. From the New York Times they got top-notchforeign correspondence. In the New York World they could read Franklin P. Adams,Heywood Broun and other outstandingly witty columnists. In the Twenties the exposeof evil-doing in high places became the mark of a good newspaper: The St. Louis Post-Dispatch forced an allegedly corrupt federal judge to resign; the Indianapolis Timesexposed Indiana's Ku Klux Klan leader as a murderer. Newspaper circulation boomed inthe Twenties. The total for the nation was about 25 million when the decade startedand about 40 million at its close, (Cronon 341). Tabloids and magazines such as TheSaturday Evening Post, National Geographic, and the Literary Digest also became verybig during the Twenties. One author noted for his work during the Twenties was H.L.Mencken in his witty magazine "The American Mercury" which ridiculed the antics ofdim-witted politicians, and prohibitionists. The artists and composers were inspired by both tradition and changes in American life.Joseph Stella painted soaring lines and precise geometric patterns to representskyscrapers, his favorite theme. George Gershwin became one of the most popularcomposers of the 1920's. Two of his best known orchestral works "Rhapsody in Blue,"and "An American in Paris," feature many elements of jazz. In the Twenties, Jazz wasbecoming very popular. Americans sang and danced to all of their favorite songs. Everytime the turntable was flipped on, Americans just had to dance. It was a new feeling of pleasure, and enjoyment which came hand in hand with the beginnings of jazz music inAmerica. With jazz becoming big, Americ...
