American+Life+in+the+1920s+Resource+Guide

**Resource Guide: American Life in the 1920’s** **Created by Fran Bullington, Library Media Specialist**
 * Introduction**

This resource guide has been compiled to aid high school students as they research life in the United States during the 1920s, the decade dubbed the “Roaring Twenties.” World War I had ended, leaving some Americans disillusioned with our country. Others were enjoying prosperity, indulging in the newest automobiles and frequenting speakeasies at night. Records were being set in industry, sports, and entertainment. It was, indeed, a decade made memorable.

This resource guide points students to resources that provide a general overview of the decade. The guide is organized by types of sources beginning with print materials, continuing on to databases, and concluding with websites.

When searching for sources in Destiny, the following are some of the subject headings you can type in to locate additional sources not listed in this resource guide.
 * Subject Headings**

United States--Civilization--1918-1945 United States-- History – 1913-1921 United States--History--1919-1933 United States -- History --1919-1933 -- Pictorial Works United States--Social life and customs--1919-1933

REF 031 WOR Handlin, Oscar. "United States, History of the: 1917-1929." __The World Book Encyclopedia__. 2006. 184-187.
 * Print Resources**

REF 973.03 DIC Ketz, Lousie Bilebof. __Dictionary of American History__. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1976.

REF 973.03 ENC Vol. 7 and Vol. 8 Nash, Gary B., ed. __Encyclopedia of American History__. New York: Facts on File, 2003.

REF 900 SCH Daniel, Clifton, ed. “1920 – 1929.” __20th Century Day by Day__. New York: DK Publishing, Inc., 1999. 260-377.

REF 909.82 DER Derks, Scott, ed. "1920-1939 Return to Normalcy, the Great Depression, and Recovery." __The Value of a Dollar Prices and Incomes in the United States 1860 - 1999__. 2nd ed. Millerton, NY: Grey House Publishing, 1999. 134-81.

REF 973.91 UXL Pendergast, Tom and Sara Pendergast. __UXL American Decades 1920-1929__. Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2003.

973.91 HAN Hanson, Erica. __The 1920s__. San Diego: Lucent Books, 1999.

973.91 JAZ Britten, Loretta and Paul Mathless, ed. __Our American Century The Jazz Age: The 20s__. Vol. 3. New York: Time Life Incorporated, 1998. 10 vols.

973.91 MCC McCutcheon, Marc. __The Writer’s Guide to Everyday Life from Prohibition through World War II__. Cincinnati: Writer’s Digest Books, 1995.


 * Databases from SCDISCUS [[image:bulldogden/discus_logo.gif align="left"]]**


 * Provided to all citizens in the state of South Carolina by our state legislature, SCDISCUS provides a wealth of information you can access from home or school. (If accessing from home, you will need to ask your media specialist for a username and password.)
 * Options to simplify research include research guides, search tips, and the ability to email articles directly to yourself. You can also choose to print an article without having to copy and paste it into another document.
 * Source citations are provided for each of the documents, making it easy to add to a Works Cited or Bibliography page for your project.

__Biography in Context.__. 2014. Gale. SCDISCUS. 4 Apr. 2014. <[|http://www.scdiscus.org]>

__[|Gale Virtual Reference Library]__.

Ebooks that will be especially helpful: //American Decades// //Bowling, Beatniks, and Bell-Bottoms//

__History Reference Center.__ 2014. EBSCO Host. SCDISCUS. 4 Apr. 2014. <[|http://www.scdiscus.org]>

__Student Research Center: High School__. 2014. EBSCO Host. SCDISCUS. 4 Apr. 2014. <[|http://www.scdiscus.org]>


 * Online Educational Web Resources**

"1900-1929." __American Memory__. 31 Oct. 2007. Library of Congress. 14 Nov. 2011. .

__Biography.com__. 2014. A&E Television Networks. 4 Apr. 2014. <[]>

__Clash of Cultures__. 2010. Ohio State University Department of History. 14 Nov. 2011 <[]>

__Digital History__. Ed. Steven Mintz. 2014. University of Houston. 4 Apr. 2014. <[]>

Sann, Paul. __The Lawless Decade__. Estate of Paul Sann. 4 Apr. 2014. <[]>

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