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1922 was the year that the Irish Free State was proclaimed; Sinn Fein formed the Irish Republican Army; Benito Mussolini organized the National Fascist Party in Italy; King Tut's tomb was unearthed; and Emily Post's ETIQUETTE made its first appearance.


Significant Book of 1922:
James Joyce's Ulysses

BOOK Initially rejected by major publishing houses, James Joyce's ULYSSES was published in Paris by Sylvia Beach and her Shakespeare & Company. It records the events of one average day in the lives of three central figures and is widely considered one of the most influential books of the 20th century.

  Significant Music of 1922:
 Leon Rappolo's Tiger Rag

BOOK The acclaimed clarinetist Leon Rappolo was heard to great advantage on the jazz staple "Tiger Rag," as recorded by the groundbreaking New Orleans Rhythm Kings.




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