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The sad young men NOTES1. Horton and Edwards: joint authors of the book, Backgrounds of American Literary Thought (1967), from which this piece is taken.2. The Sad Young Men: a term created by F. Scott Fitzgerald in his book All the Sad Young Men to describe the disillusioned post-World War I younger generation, especially the young writers who lived as expatriates in west Europe for a short time. They were also called the lost generation by Gertrude Stein.3. flask-toting: always carrying a small flask filled with whisky or other strong liquor4. crash of the world economic structure: referring to the Great Depression in U.S. history, the severe economic crisis supposedly precipitated by the U. S. stock-market crash of 1929. The American depression produced severe effects abroad, especially in Europe.5. Roosevelt: Theodore Roosevelt (1859-1919), 26th President of the United States (1901-- 09). He drew considerable criticism for his glorification of military strength and his patriotic fervor. After the outbreak of World War I he attacked Wilson s neutrality policy; and when the United States entered the war he pleaded vainly to be allowed to raise and command a volunteer force.6. Dos Passos: John Dos Passos (1896--1970), American novelist. Publications: Three Soldiers; Manhattan Transfer; U. S. A. ; District of Columbia, etc.7. turn belly up: to finish, to end; a term borrowed from fishing. A fish that floats belly up is dead.8. the strife of 1861--65: the Civil War between the Northern (Federal) States and Southern (Confederate) States, which resulted in victory for the former and the abolition of slavery9. fracas with Spain in 1898: the Spanish-American War (1898), a brief conflict between Spain and the United States arising out of Spanish policies in Cuba. It was, to a large degree, brought about by the efforts of U. S. expansionists. On May 7, a U. S. squadron under George Dewey sailed into the harbor of Manila, Philippine Islands, and in a few hours thor