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-- Nineteen-nineteen the year that changed America2019., Juvenile, Bloomsbury Children's Books Call No: HI-INT 973.91 SAN Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Some of the most important issues of our time were no less important 100 years ago. America in 1919, at the close of World War I, was shaken from the events of large-scale warfare, fearing a Communist takeover, and facing an incredible amount of social and political change. From Prohibition to women's suffrage, the labor strikes to the violence of the Red Summer and the Red Scare, this book explores each major movement of 1919. Showing how these events were interrelated and examining their continued relevance to our country a century later, Martin Sandler offers a unique historical perspective on the trajectory of the major movements of the 20th century. Showing readers how every current event has unique and fascinating history preceding it, this book will help them better understand the world they live in and the change many still seek today, offering educators a framework for discussing historical perspective and progress"--
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[1969], Knopf Call No: 309.1 73 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The Living history library
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c2012., PBS : The Dust Bowl Film Project, LLC Call No: DVD Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Ken Burns documents the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history, when a frenzied wheat boom on the southern Plains, followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s, nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation. Vivid interviews, dramatic photographs, and seldom-seen movie footage bring to life incredible stories of human suffering and perseverance. Includes bonus features.
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2007., General, WGBH Boston Video Call No: AMERICAN HISTORY NF DVD Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The draught of 1931 brought financial and emotional ruin to thousands of families in the Southern Plains. Dust Bowl was America's worst ecological disaster.
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-- In the 1920s[2014]., Grey House Publishing Call No: REF 973.914 MAR Edition: [First edition]. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Remote access available: onondaga
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-- Academy Awards--fugitive poetsc2012., Salem Press Call No: 973.91 TWE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Remote access available: onondaga Summary Note: Contains alphabetically arranged entries, from the Academy Awards to fugitive poets, that provide information on important people, places, events, developments, and things that shaped America during the 1920s.
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-- Gambling--public opinionc2012., Salem Press Call No: 973.914 TWE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Remote access available: onondaga Summary Note: Contains alphabetically arranged entries, from gambling to public opinion, that provide information on important people, places, events, developments, and things that shaped America during the 1920s.
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-- Racial discrimination--Zworykin, Vladimir, appendixes, indexesc2012., Salem Press Call No: 973.914 TWE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Remote access available: onondaga Summary Note: Contains alphabetically arranged entries, from racial discrimination to Vladimir Zworykin, that provide information on important people, places, events, developments, and things that shaped America during the 1920s.
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[2018]., Adolescent, Alfred A. Knopf Call No: HI-INT 614.5 MAR Edition: First edition. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: Here is a fascinating look at the history and science of the deadly 1918 flu pandemic---and the chances for another worldwide pandemic.