1920s

=eBooks **START HERE**= ebooks about the 1920sType in the school password. Look under the History and Literature sections. You can also enter "1920s" under "Find" to search eBooks about your topic.

=Databases= High School - Reference DatabasesThese databases can be accessed through our school library page. Start with //**American Memory Collection**// and //**History Reference Center**// Biographies in ContextSearch for American Heroes including Carnegie, Rockefeller, Lindbergh and Ameila Earhart

=Media Catalog= Norcross High School Media catalogSearch the library for books about your topics. After you enter your search words, you can also click on the globe in the top left corner of Destiny Quest for related Web resources. =﻿= =﻿General Information on the 1920s= American Cultural History 1920-1929 The Crisis of the Ages (1920) by Lothrop StoddardArticle from Encyclopedia Britannica The Decade that Changed LondonOnline exhibit about the 1920s impact on London from the Museum of London Progressive Era to New Era, 1900-1929(Library of Congress) Overview of the early 1900s =American Heroes= American Leaders SpeakRecordings from World War I and the 1920 Election The Life of Henry FordScroll down to "Ford Motor Company" for info that relates to the 1920s
 * See also: Biographies in Context (Link located unter Databases)

=Changing Roles= 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Women's Right to Vote (1920) Online Exhibit: The Women's Suffrage Movement in Texas Women of the CenturyRelevant pictures and timeline about women in 1920s (from Discovery Education)

=Economy and Immigration= Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920 Enter "1920" in search box to search and view ads from th e1920s Stock Market Crash(PBS) Also see links on sidebar for more info on related topics The Richest Man in the World: Andrew CarnegiePBS American Experience segment. Click on "Timeline" for info about the time leading up to the 1920s The RockefellersPBS American Experience segment. Click on Timeline, People and Events Waves of ImmigrationPBS: The First Measured Century segment on immigration. See related links at bottom of page and on left sidebar. World War 1, 1920s Prosperity, and the Great DepressionFrom America.gov (audio version available)

=Entertainment (music, radio, dance, sports, movies)= Harlem RenaissanceA Guide to Harlem Renaissance Materials by the Library of Congress History of American Journalism: 1920'sNewspapers and taboids in the 1920s An Invitation to Dance: A History of Social Dance in America ESPN Article: Tilden brought theatrics to tennis Bill TildenNew World Encyclopedia article about the life and career of famous tennis player, Bill Tilden Jack DempseyNew World Encyclopedia article about the life and career of famous boxer, Jack Dempsy Johnny Weissmuller Encyclopedia Britannica article about the life and career of famous swimmer and actor Going to the ShowUNC Libraries: Mapping and Moviegoing in North Carolina from 1896-1930 National Baseball Hall of Fame Search for Babe Ruth [|The Black Sox Trial: An Account]1919 World Series scandal The Golden Age of SportsPDF from the NC Museum of History Professional Football Hall of FameSearch for Red Grange Sport: End of SteveTime Magazine article about Steve Donoghue, famous jockey of the 1920s What is Jazz?Smithsonian Museum general information on jazz 1920's Movie HistoryHistorical Timeline of the 1920's Movie History

=﻿Science / Technology= American Experience: Technologytechnology inventions including telephone, television Technology Timeline EinsteinAmerican Museum of Natural History online exhibit of Albert Einstein Sigmund Freud: Conflict & CultureLibrary of Congress echibit (click on "From the Individual to Society" to view info relevant to the 1920s) The Pioneering Years: Commercial Aviation 1920-1930 from the U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission =﻿Social Issues= A Guide to Harlem Renaissance MaterialsLibrary of Congress Web Guide Alcohol, Temperance and Prohibitionfrom Brown University Library FBI: Famous Cases and Criminals Famous TrialsDouglas O. Linder (2011), University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law [|The Trial of Sacco and Vanzetti 1921] Small Towns, New Immigrants by Roy BeckEncyclopedia Britannica: Annals of American History Temperance and ProhibitionInformation on American prohibition in the 1920s from Ohio State University