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

To find a book, 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 find material in our e-books use the "Quick Search" tab in the catalog, use the search terms listed above, and check out the ones that have a "Visit Site" icon above the title.

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

Print Resources

• Setting a Course: American Women in the 1920s - 305.4 B
• The 1920s - 306 D
• The Great Trials of the Twenties - 306 D
• Fashiions of a Decade: The 1920s - 391 H
• The Harlem Renaissance - 700 C
• Artists and Writers of the Harlem Renaissance - 920 B
• Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the Nineteen-Twenties - 973.91 A
• Teapot Dome: Oil and Politics in the 1920s - 973.91 N
• The Roaring Twenties - 973-91 P
• Al Capone and the Roaring Twenties - B Capone
• Bowline, Beatniks, and Bell-Bottoms: Vol. 2 1920s-1920s - R 306 B
• Facts on File Encyclopedia of the 20th Century - R 909.82 F
• The 20th Century Year by Year - R 909.92 T
• American Decades: 1920-1929 - R 973.92 A

Online Databases

 Power Search

• ABC-CLIO American History

           Click on the ABC-Clio American History icon.

• World Book Online

          Scroll down to the World Book icon. Don't overlook the

          World Book Advanced in the upper right-hand corner

          which has primary sources.

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
• easybib.com