Unit Bibliographical Notes
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The Perils of Prosperity, William Leuchtenburg, for tribal divisions & the 1920s presidents. Pp. 92-94 very good on Ohio Gang.
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Daily Life in the U.S. 1920-1939, David Kyvig, for Daily Life in 1920s sheet and for Stock Mkt Simulation--RCA goes up 400X from 1921 price--p. 181.
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Wealth and Democracy: A Political History of the American Rich, Kevin Phillips (New York: Broadway 2002)
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Strangers in the Land, John Higham.
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Coming to America, Roger Daniels. Immigration statistics & anecdotes.
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Popular Crime by Bill James. P. 124-125 domestic terrorism 1915-1921; 142-43 Am groups at war with each other; 125-30 excellent bit on Sacco & Vanzetti. Copy 125-30 for HW or in-class reading/writing.
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Digital Public Library of America has some terrific primary sources related to this unit.
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The film & Memoir A River Runs Through It: depicts middle-class '20s, consumer goods, autos, youth culture, nativism.
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Scene in Inherit the Wind when Brady is on the witness stand.
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The World Broke in Two: the Year that Changed Literature. Bill Goldstein (for WWI as portal to Modern World, and for examples of modernist lit).