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4) The 1920s
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
128 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Description
Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of the United States in the 1920s, including prohibition, the higher standard of living, the Teapot Dome scandal, barnstorming, and flappers.
6) The 1930s
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
128 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Description
Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of the United States in the troubled 1930s, focusing on the Depression, the Dust Bowl phenomenon, formation of labor unions, the rise of organized crime, and the Golden Age of radio.
9) The 1940s
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
128 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Description
Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of one of the pivotal decades of the twentieth century, a period of transition and crisis for the nation and for its citizens.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Description
"Flappers, flag-pole sitting, and the Ford Model T--these are just a few of the things that instantly conjure up a unique era--the Roaring Twenties. It was the bees' knees, the cat's meow. If you're not familiar with 1920s slang, all the more reason to read this fascinating look at that wild, exciting decade. It began on the heels of one tragedy--the flu pandemic of 1918--and ended with another: the start of the Great Depression. But in between there...
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
©2014.
Physical Desc
xvii, 696 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"In this enthralling book, masterly contributions from the pantheon of great writers who graced The New Yorker's pages throughout the decade are placed in history by the magazine's current writers."--www.Amazon.com.
13) Annie
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of the comic strip character Little Orphan Annie, who is adopted by billionaire "Daddy" Warbucks.
16) The great Gatsby
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013], ©2013.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (142 minutes) : digital, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A would-be writer Nick Carraway leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz, bootleg kings, and sky-rocketing stocks. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby. It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
384 pages ; cm
Description
"The Darkest Year is acclaimed author William K. Klingaman's narrative history of the American home front from December 7, 1941 through the end of 1942, a psychological study of the nation under the pressure of total war. For Americans on the home front,the twelve months following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor comprised the darkest year of World War Two. Despite government attempts to disguise the magnitude of American losses, it was clear that...
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