The Great Gatsby

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ABC-CLIO: Roaring Twenties

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This is an overview article on the "Roaring Twenties" from ABC-CLIO's American History database. Follow the links in the left-hand column to articles, media, visuals, maps, and more.

Curbed NY: Mapping the 1920s New York City of The Great Gatsby

Take a look at some historical photographs from NYC, and look at the city through Gatsby-colored glasses is to see it at a romantic, decidedly different time. Curbed's city sites breathe life into real estate and neighborhood news with witty and insightful coverage of the country's most vibrant urban centers.

HippoCampus: History & Government

Watch some great videos on the 1920s brought to you by HippoCampus.org! Find "U.S. History" in the NROC Collection, then scroll down to "World War I and the Roaring Twenties." Be sure to watch "New Culture" to get a sense of the setting of The Great Gatsby. "Nativism" and "Prohibition" are relevant as well.

History.com: The Roaring Twenties

This Website, brought to you by A&E Television Networks, provides articles, videos, pictures, and facts about the "Roaring Twenties."

Temperance & Prohibition

The Ohio State University's Department of History presents this Website on Prohibition.

U,S, History: The Decade that Roared

UShistory.org provides this online U.S. History textbook that takes us through Pre-Columbian to the New Millennium in America. Check out this chapter on "The Decade that Roared."

Readings on F. Scott Fitzgerald

Edited by: Katie de Koster

Call #: 813 REA

The World of Gatsby

Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition

By Karen Blumenthal

Call #: 363.4 BLU

The Roaring Twenties (An Eyewitness History)

By Tom Streissguth

Call # 973.91 STR

The Roaring Twenties (Understanding American History)

By Hal Marcovitz

Call #: 973.921 MAR