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Main Street (Signet Classics)Main Street (Signet Classics) by Sinclair Lewis
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Sinclair Lewis won the Nobel Prize for Literature in _______. His depiction of small town America (Babbitt, Main Street) reflects the parochialism and insularity of the times.
U.S.A.: The 42nd Parallel / 1919 / The Big Money (Library of America)U.S.A.: The 42nd Parallel / 1919 / The Big Money (Library of America) by John Dos Passos
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1919: Volume Two of the U.S.A. Trilogy1919: Volume Two of the U.S.A. Trilogy by John Dos Passos
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The 42nd Parallel: Volume One of the U.S.A. TrilogyThe 42nd Parallel: Volume One of the U.S.A. Trilogy by John Dos Passos
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Arrowsmith (Signet Classics)Arrowsmith (Signet Classics) by Sinclair Lewis
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Haven't read it.
Babbitt (Bantam Classics)Babbitt (Bantam Classics) by Sinclair Lewis
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"Babbitt" introduced a new word into the Language: Babbittry.
The Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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F. Scott Fitzgerald epitomized the Roarding Twenties: excess and lack of substance.
An American Tragedy (Signet Classics)An American Tragedy (Signet Classics) by Theodore Dreiser
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Theodore Dreiser : Sister Carrie, Jennie Gerhardt, Twelve Men (Library of America)Theodore Dreiser : Sister Carrie, Jennie Gerhardt, Twelve Men (Library of America) by Theodore Dreiser
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The Vintage MenckenThe Vintage Mencken by H.L. Mencken
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Mencken also symbolized the decade of the twenties.
The Skeptic: A Life of H. L. MenckenThe Skeptic: A Life of H. L. Mencken by Terry Teachout
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Inherit the WindInherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence
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Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed AmericaRising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America by John M. Barry
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John Barry has done a public service in bringing to light the s tory of the Great Flood of 1927 and its effect on America.
Sacco and VanzettiSacco and Vanzetti by Paul Avrich
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Th e Sacco and Vanzetti Trial was one of the great Legal trials of the twentieth century. They were Italian-born anarchists convicted for bombing a federal officials house and a bank. The trial was a miscarriage of justice. They went to their deaths proclaiming their innocense.
Loss of Eden: A Biography of Charles and Anne Morrow LindberghLoss of Eden: A Biography of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh by Joyce Milton
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Charles Lindberg was an American Hero. He and his wife were perhaps the most famous couple in the twenties...but they paid a huge price for celebrity.
An American Hero: The True Story of Charles A. LindbergAn American Hero: The True Story of Charles A. Lindberg by Barry Denenberg
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The Night Club EraThe Night Club Era by Stanley Walker
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Decade That Roared (Single Titles-Grade Level 7)Decade That Roared (Single Titles-Grade Level 7) by Linda Jacobs Altman
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The 1920s from Prohibition to Charles Lindbergh (Decades of the 20th Century)The 1920s from Prohibition to Charles Lindbergh (Decades of the 20th Century) by Stephen Feinstein
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Good overview of the Decade
Raymond Chandler: Stories and Early Novels: Pulp Stories / The Big Sleep / Farewell, My Lovely / The High Window (Library of America)Raymond Chandler: Stories and Early Novels: Pulp Stories / The Big Sleep / Farewell, My Lovely / The High Window (Library of America) by Raymond Chandler
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Raymond Chandler personified the "hardboiled" school of Private Eye.
Complete Novels: Red Harvest, The Dain Curse, The Maltese Falcon, The Glass Key, and The Thin Man (Library of America #110)Complete Novels: Red Harvest, The Dain Curse, The Maltese Falcon, The Glass Key, and The Thin Man (Library of America #110) by Dashiell Hammett
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The Complete New Yorker: Eighty Years of the Nation's Greatest Magazine (Book & 8 DVD-ROMs)The Complete New Yorker: Eighty Years of the Nation's Greatest Magazine (Book & 8 DVD-ROMs)
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Writings from The New Yorker 1927-1976Writings from The New Yorker 1927-1976 by E. B. White
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The Years with Ross (Perennial Classics)The Years with Ross (Perennial Classics) by James Thurber
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Harold Ross edited The New Yorker for nearly 50 years. James Thurber, EB White, Aj Liebling, and others wrote for the classic weekly.