Introduction

Investigate a topic from the life and culture of the 1920s (Roaring Twenties or the Jazz Age) that corresponds to your reading of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Keywords and Dewey Numbers

Library Catalog

In the catalog choose the"Power Search" tab and set "Type" to Book. Then enter either 1920, Roaring Twenties, Twenties, or your specific topic to search for books in the Non-fiction section. To search the Reference Section set "Type" to Reference Books or Other Reference Materials.

To browse the shelves search 973.9, 973.91, and 973.917 for books related to the Great Depression.

Print Resources

• America and the Jazz Age: A History of the 1920's - 973.91 B
• The Jazz Age: The 20s  - 973.91 J
• The Roaring Twenties - 973.91 R
• 1920s: From Prohibition to Charles Lindbergh - 973.91 F
• American Decades: 1920-1929 - R 973.92 A
• Chronicle of the 20th Century - R 909.82 C
• The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio  -  R 791.44 D
• America's Musical Life: A History  -  780 C
• A Century of Flight - 629.13C
• Fashions of the Decade: The 1920s - 391 H
• 20th Century Fashion: The 20s & 30s: Flappers & Vamps - 391 B
• 20th Century Art: 1920-40 - 709 G
• Extraordinary People of the Harlem Renaissance - 920 H
• Battling Demon Rum: The Struggle for a Dry America: 1800-1933 - 363.4 P
• The 18th & 21st Amendments; Alcohol--Prohibition & Repeal - 344.73 L
• The Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball - R 796.357 L

Online Databases

    Pinpoint

• ABC-CLIO American History
• World Book Online
• Encyclopedia Americana Online

Websites

  netTrekker

For sites on the 1920s in NetTrekker follow this path: Click on the NetTrekker icon to the left. In the Social Studies Category, click on U.S. History. Then click on the link for The Twenties and the Great Depression (1920-1940)

• The Politics of Prosperity: The 1920s
• The Impact of Technology on the 1920s
• American Isolationism
• The Jazz Age: Flapper Culture and Style
• Heroes, Flappers, and Artists: Rememberin the 1920s
• Greatest Silent Films
• Entertainment
• League of Women Voters
• The Impact of Radio on the 1920s and 1930s
• Putting America on Wheels

Finding a web site on your own? Use these resources for evaluating the site.

• Web Evaluation for Secondary Grades
• Evaluation Criteria from "The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: or, Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources
• Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask
• Evaluating Web Sites: Criteria and Tools
• Blue Web'n Site Evaluation Rubric

Citing Sources

Don't neglect to cite your sources. Use these sites for MLA documentation.

• Citation Maker
• Citation Machine