Books
in the Palatine High School Media Center useful for researching the 1920s.
Check the book cart first for these titles. This is not a full
list of books. Use the
online catalogue
to find more books on your specific topic.
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American decades; primary sources UXL American decades American decades, 1990-1999 Bowling, beatniks, and bell-bottoms; pop culture of
20th-century America |
Twentieth-century teen culture by the decades; a
reference guide Decades of beauty; the changing image of womern,
1890s-1990s
American
Heritage illustrated history of the United States
Encyclopedia of the Harlem
Renaissance
Chronology of Transportation in the
United States
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Palatine High School
Databases Useful for researching the 1920s.
(These links will only work when you
are at school. To use these databases from home go to the media center website
and choose from home. Select online reference products then enter your ID
number and last name in all capital letters.)
Choose WilsonWeb for biographical information
of important people of the 1920's.
Search SIRS databases to find articles on various 1920s topics.
Choose the Chicago Tribune archive to find primary source material on the 1920's. Enter a narrow topic in the search box and choose the decade from the drop down menu to find articles about events/people during the time of the actual events.
Search one or more
academic disciplines to find journal articles on specific 1920s topics.
Combine the keywords The 1920's with your specific topic. This database will give current articles written about the decade i.e.. today's view or study of the 20's.
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American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century
Eyewitness:
History Through the Eyes of Those Who Lived It
Multnomah County Library Homework Center
Library of Congress American Memory
The Library of Congress: Jackie Robinson
The Library of Congress: The Coolidge Era
Ohio University Department of
History: Prohibition
Presidents of the United
States |
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creating your bibliography.
Updated January 20, 2009