Anxious Decades: America in Prosperity and Depression, 1920-1941.
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1992.
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Anxious Decades is the second volume in a series, The Norton Twentieth Century America Series, published by W. W. Norton & Company:
- Cooper, Pivotal Decades: The United States, 1900-1920.
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My post on Pivotal Decades is here. - Parrish, Anxious Decades: America in Prosperity and Depression, 1920-1941.
- Diggins, The Proud Decades: America in War and Peace, 1941-1960.
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My post on The Proud Decades is here. - Blum, Years of Discord: American Politics and Society, 1961-1974.
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My post on Years of Discord is here.
Author Information:
- Michael Parrish, Emeritus Professor, Department of History, University of California, San Diego.
Video: Lectures in History, C-SPAN
(Lectures addressing the period 1920-1941.)
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### Shauna Devine and Neville Thompson, "Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Presidency," University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, 16 March 2017.
- Shauna Devine, Department of History, University of Western Ontario.
- J. Neville Thompson, Emeriti Professors, Department of History, University of Western Ontario.
- Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, March 1933 - April 1945.
### Carl Abrams, "Culture During the Great Depression," Bob Jones University, Greenville, South Carolina, 16 March 2016.
- Carl Abrams, Department of History, Bob Jones University.
- Douglas Carl Abrams. Conservative Constraints: North Carolina and the New Deal. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 1992.
[Google Books; Amazon.com.] - Douglas Carl Abrams. Selling the Old-Time Religion: American Fundamentalists and Mass Culture, 1920-1940. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 2001.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.] - Douglas Carl Abrams. Old-Time Religion Embracing Modernist Culture: American Fundamentalism between the Wars. Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books (Rowman & Littlefield), 2016.
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- History of the United States (1918–45).
- Great Depression in the United States.
- New Deal.
- Golden Age of Hollywood.
### Steve Voguit, "President Roosevelt and the New Deal," Flagler College, St. Augustine, Florida, 04 March 2015.
- Steve Voguit, Flagler College.
- Alan Brinkley. The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People, Eighth Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2015.
[Amazon.com.] - Alan Brinkley. American History: Connecting with the Past, Fifteenth Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2014.
[Amazon.com.]
- History of the United States (1918–45).
- Economic history of the United States: Early 20th century.
- Roaring Twenties.
- Presidency of Herbert Hoover, March 1929 - March 1933.
- Wall Street Crash of 1929.
- Great Depression in the United States.
- Causes of the Great Depression.
- United States presidential election, 1932.
- Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, March 1933 - April 1945.
- New Deal.
### Sara Marcketti, "Fashion Piracy in the 1930s," Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 19 November 2014.
- Sara Marcketti, Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management, Iowa State University.
- Sara Marcketti, Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Iowa State University.
- Phyllis G. Tortora and Sara B. Marcketti. Survey of Historic Costume, Sixth Edition. New York: Fairchild Books (Bloomsbury Publishing, Inc.), 2015.
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### Charles J. Holden, "Post-World War I and Modernism," St. Mary's College of Maryland, St. Mary's City, Maryland, 17 November 2014.
- Charles J. Holden, Department of History, St. Mary's College of Maryland.
- Jennifer D. Keene. Doughboys, the Great War, and the Remaking of America. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.
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- Modernism.
- Literary modernism.
- Armory Show, February - March, 1913.
- Industrial Workers of the World ("Wobblies").
- First Red Scare, 1919-1920.
- Race riots of 1919: Red Summer (1919); Chicago; Omaha; Elaine, Arkansas.
- Palmer Raids, November 1919 and January 1920.
### Jonathan Sarna, "Henry Ford's Publications on Jews," Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, 03 November 2014.
- Jonathan D. Sarna, Brandeis University.
- Jonathan Sarna (b.1955), Wikipedia.
- Henry Ford (1863–1947).
- Henry Ford: The Dearborn Independent and antisemitism.
- The Dearborn Independent, published by Henry Ford from 1919 through 1927.
### Sarah Igo, "Modernizing the Home and Workplace," Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, 30 September 2014.Books Mentioned:
- Theodore Dreiser (1871–1945). Sister Carrie. New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1900.
[Archive.org; Google Books.] - Walter Lippmann (1889–1974). Drift and Mastery: An Attempt to Diagnose the Current Unrest. New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1914.
[Archive.org; Google Books.] - Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856–1915). The Principles of Scientific Management. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1911.
[Archive.org; Google Books.] - Christine Frederick (1883–1970). The New Housekeeping: Efficiency Studies in Home Management. Curtis Publishing Co., 1912. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1913.
[Archive.org; Google Books.] - Christine Frederick (1883–1970). Household Engineering: Scientific Management in the Home. Chicago: American School of Home Economics, 1919.
[Archive.org; Google Books.] - John B. Watson (1878–1958). Psychological Care of Infant and Child. New York: W. W. Norton, 1928.
[Google Books.] - David A. Hollinger and Charles Capper, editors. The American Intellectual Tradition, Volume II: 1865 to the Present, seventh edition. Oxford University Press, 2015.
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- Herbert Croly (1869–1930).
- Randolph Bourne (1886–1918).
### Ian Isherwood, "Experiences of Soldiers in World War I," Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 22 April 2014.
- Ian Andrew Isherwood, Civil War Institute, Gettysburg College.
Ian Andrew Isherwood, History, Gettysburg College.
- Robert Graves (1895-1985). Good-Bye to All That: An Autobiography, 1929; second edition, 1958.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.] - Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), "Soldier's Home," 1925.
"Soldier's Home" is included in the collection In Our Time.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.] - Charles Edmonds, pseudonym of Charles Carrington (1897-1990). A Subaltern's War. 1929.
(A Subaltern's War contains the "Essay on Militarism".)
[Google Books.] - Charles Carrington, Soldier from the Wars Returning, London: Hutchinson & Co., 1965. Pen & Sword Books, 2015.
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### David Hancock, "Edward Bernays and Corporate Public Relations," University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 05 December 2013.
- David J. Hancock, Department of History, University of Michigan.
- Edward Bernays (1891−1995).
- Committee on Public Information.
- Gustave Le Bon (1841–1931).
- Wilfred Trotter (1872–1939).
- Walter Lippmann (1889–1974).
### David Canton, "African Americans in the 1920s," Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut, 08 October 2013.
- David Canton, Department of History, Connecticut College.
- History of the United States (1918–45).
- African-American history.
- Roaring Twenties.
- Negro league baseball.
- Madam C. J. Walker (1867–1919).
- Within Our Gates (1920), Oscar Micheaux (1884–1951).
- The Birth of a Nation (1915).
- Great Migration (African American).
- Madison Grant (1865–1937). The Passing of the Great Race (1916).
- Red Summer, 1919.
- J. Edgar Hoover (1895–1972).
- Sacco and Vanzetti, commit crimes on 15 April 1920; finally executed on 22 August 1927.
- Claude McKay (1889–1948), "If We Must Die," 1919.
- New Negro.
- W. E. B. Du Bois (1868–1963).
- A. Philip Randolph (1889–1979).
- Marcus Garvey (1887–1940).
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
- The Crisis.
- W. E. B. Du Bois (1868–1963). Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil (1920).
- The Messenger.
- Hubert Harrison (1883–1927).
- Grace Campbell (1883-1943).
- Negro World.
- Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA).
- Ida B. Wells (1862–1931).
- Harlem Renaissance.
### James Madison, "Ku Klux Klan in 1920s America," Indiana University, Bloomington, 11 June 2013.
- James H. Madison, Emeriti Faculty, Department of History, Indiana University.
- James H. Madison, C-SPAN.
- James H. Madison. A Lynching in the Heartland: Race and Memory in America. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2001.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.] - James H. Madison. Hoosiers: A New History of Indiana. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 2014.
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### Sidney Milkis, "President Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal," University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 24 April 2013.
- Sidney Milkis, Department of Politics, University of Virginia.
- Sidney Milkis, Miller Center (Miller Center of Public Affairs), University of Virginia.
- Sidney M. Milkis, C-SPAN.
- Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, March 1933 - April 1945.
- New Deal.
- United States presidential election, 1936, FDR versus Alf Landon.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, Four Freedoms, 06 January 1941.
- Norman Rockwell (1894–1978). Four Freedoms (1943).
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, Second Bill of Rights, 11 January 1944.
### Sally McMillen, "Polio Epidemic in the United States," Davidson College, North Carolina, 09 April 2013.
- Sally McMillen, History Department, Davidson College.
- David M. Oshinsky, Polio: An American Story, New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.
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### Aaron O’Connell, "U.S. Marines in the Banana Wars," United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, 26 March 2013.
- Aaron B. O'Connell, History Department, United States Naval Academy.
- Aaron B. O'Connell, C-SPAN.
- Max Boot. The Savage Wars of Peace: Small Wars and the Rise of American Power. New York: Basic Books (Perseus Books Group), 2002; revised edition, 2014.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.] - Allan R. Millet. Semper Fidelis: The History of the United States Marine Corps. Free Press, 1991.
[Google Books; Amazon.com.] - Hans Schmidt. Maverick Marine: General Smedley D. Butler and the Contradictions of American Military History. Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 1987.
[Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.] - Mary A. Renda. Taking Haiti: Military Occupation and the Culture of U.S. Imperialism, 1915-1940. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 2001.
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### Michael Kazin, "Culture and Society in the 1920s," Georgetown University, Washington D.C., 27 February 2013.
- Michael Kazin, Department of History, Georgetown University.
- Michael Kazin (b. 1948), Wikipedia.
- Michael Kazin, C-SPAN.
- History of the United States (1918–45).
- Roaring Twenties.
- Immigration Act of 1924.
- Prohibition in the United States, 1920-1933.
Volstead Act. - Texas Guinan (1884–1933).
- Billy Sunday (1862–1935).
- Ku Klux Klan: Second Klan: 1915–1944.
- Al Capone (1899–1947).
- Pre-Code Hollywood.
- Charlie Chaplin.
- "Fatty" Arbuckle (1887–1933).
- Theda Bara (1885–1955).
- Rudolph Valentino (1895–1926).
- Scopes Trial, July 1925.
- H. L. Mencken (1880–1956).
### Jeffrey McClurken, "Civil War History and the Film Gone With the Wind," University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 04 October 2012.
- Jeffrey McClurken, Department of History and American Studies, University of Mary Washington.
- Jeffrey McClurken, C-SPAN.
- Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949).
- Gone With the Wind (novel, 1936).
- Gone With the Wind (film, 1939).
### Stephen Ortiz, "The New Deal," State University of New York, Binghamton, 31 October 2011.
- Dr. Stephen R. Ortiz, History Department, State University of New York, Binghamton.
- Stephen R. Ortiz, C-SPAN.
- Stephen R. Ortiz Homepage.
- Great Depression in the United States.
- Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, March 1933 - April 1945.
- New Deal.
- Charles Coughlin (1891–1979).
- Huey Long (1893–1935).
- Francis Townsend (1867–1960).
- National Recovery Administration (NRA), declared unconstitutional in A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, 27 May 1935.
- Second New Deal, began 1935.
- Works Progress Administration (WPA).
- Social Security Act of 1935, enacted 14 August 1935.
- History of Social Security in the United States.
- National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act), effective 06 July 1935.
- United States presidential election, 1936, FDR versus Alf Landon.
- Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937.
- Recession of 1937–38.
- Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
### Allan Lichtman, "Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the Modern Presidency, Part 1," American University, Washington, D.C., 19 September 2011.
### Allan Lichtman, "Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the Modern Presidency, Part 2," American University, Washington, D.C., 19 September 2011.
- Allan Lichtman, Department of History, American University.
- Allan Lichtman (b. 1947), Wikipedia.
- Allan J. Lichtman, C-SPAN.
- History of the United States (1918–45).
- Economic history of the United States: Early 20th century.
- Roaring Twenties.
- Presidency of Herbert Hoover, March 1929 - March 1933.
- Wall Street Crash of 1929.
- Economic history of the United States: From 1929 through World War II.
- Great Depression in the United States.
- Causes of the Great Depression.
- Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, March 1933 - April 1945.
- New Deal.
- National Recovery Administration (NRA).
- Public Works Administration (PWA).
- Agricultural Adjustment Act, Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA).
- Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
- Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
- Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
- Second New Deal.
- Social Security.
- Works Progress Administration (WPA).
- Rural Electrification Administration (REA).
- National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act), effective 06 July 1935.
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
- Charles Coughlin (1891–1979).
- Huey Long (1893–1935).
- United States presidential election, 1936, FDR versus Alf Landon.
- American Liberty League.
- James Farley (1888–1976).
- New Deal coalition.
(African-Americans, Labor, the South, Catholics, urban white ethnic groups) - Fourth Party System, 1896 - 1932.
- Fifth Party System, 1932 - late 20th Century.
- Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937 (the "court-packing plan").
- Recession of 1937–38.
- Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, established a national minimum wage.
- Neutrality Acts of 1930s.
- United States non-interventionism.
- Charles Lindbergh: Non-Interventionism and America First involvement (1902–1974).
- Wendell Willkie (1892–1944).
- United States presidential election, 1940, FDR versus Willkie.
- Lend-Lease.
- Arsenal of Democracy.
### Allyson Hobbs, "The Great Migration," Stanford University, 10 May 2011.
- Allyson Hobbs, Department of History, Stanford University.
- Isabel Wilkerson. The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration. New York: Random House, 2010.
[Publisher;
Author/Book website; Google Books; Amazon.com.] - James N. Gregory. The Southern Diaspora: How the Great Migrations of Black and White Southerners Transformed America. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 2005.
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- Great Migration (African American).
- Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000).
Search Google Images for Jacob Lawrence Migration Series.
### Alan Kraut, "1920s American South," American University, Washington D.C., 04 October 2010.
- Alan Kraut, American University.
- Alan M. Kraut, C-SPAN.
- Alan M. Kraut, Distinguished Lectureship Program, Organization of American Historians.
- Alan M. Kraut, Migration Policy Institute, Washington D.C.
- History of the Southern United States: Origins of the New South (1877–1913).
- History of the Southern United States: Rural South.
- Southern United States: Late 19th and 20th century—industrialization and Great Migration.
- Economic history of the United States: Early 20th century.
- Presidency of Woodrow Wilson, March 1913 - March 1921.
- Great Migration (African American).
- 1920s.
- Roaring Twenties.
- Largest cities in the United States by population by decade: 1920.
- James Buchanan Duke (1856–1925).
- Presidency of Warren G. Harding, March 1921 - August 1923.
- Emergency Tariff of 1921, 27 May 1921.
- History of agriculture in the United States: 1920s.
- Ku Klux Klan: Second Klan: 1915–1944.
- Presidency of Calvin Coolidge, August 1923 - March 1929.
- Scopes Trial, July 1925.
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