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Watch the introductory video: The 20s – The Jazz Age
AmericanHistoryRules. (n.d.). The 20s – The Jazz Age [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjxpYsTjNPk
Non-Fiction Print Resources
Below is a small selection of print resources that include information about the historical context behind The Great Gatsby. You can locate these using the shelf Call No indicated. You will also find more resources by searching the Library Catalogue.
813.52 American Fiction
973.91 American History
Articles from Online Databases
Use your keywords to search the Online Databases. I have posted a small selection of relevant articles that you will be able to locate.
- 1920-1929: The Jazz Age. (2015). In America in the 20th Century. Retrieved April 28, 2015, from Marshall Cavendish Digital database.
- Grossman, M. (2000). Jazz Age. In Encyclopedia of the Interwar Years. Retrieved April 28, 2015, from Infobase Learning- Modern World History Online database.
- Quinn, E. (2004). Jazz Age. In History in Literature. Retrieved April 28, 2015, from Bloom’s Literature database.
- Roaring Twenties. (2015). In World Book Advanced. Retrieved April 28, 2015, from World Book database.
Websites
Roaring 20s. (n.d.). Retrieved April 29, 2015, from http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/other-shows/videos/assignment-discovery-shorts-roaring-20s/
The Roaring Twenties. (2010). Retrieved April 29, 2015, from http://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties
Videos
DocumentaryTube. (n.d.). Decadent America: The roaring twenties [Video file]. Retreived from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF2MqYjVg50