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Literature and Culture of the American 1950s READINGS IN THE AMERICAN 1950S (roughly alphabetical) Mario Savio, obituary Mario Savio's Pages compiled by anya@mail.hooked.net Berkeley Free Speech Movement, 1963-64 - a narrative summary by David Burner Berkeley's archive of Free Speech Movement materials Mario Savio, 1988 speech Notes from the Savio memorial service, 12/8/96 "See Jane Run": A student fleeing from mounted police during an anti-war protest, c. 1970 (photograph captioned: "We're the people our parents warned us against. See Jane Run. Glossary of oft-used terms Literary Kicks William Faulkner on the Web Use the “Faulkner Sites Only” option to search for resources within this site, The Mississippi Writers Page and selected other Faulkner-related Web sites. June 2013 2013 Faulkner & Yoknapatawpha Conference: “Faulkner and the Black Literatures of the Americas” The 40th annual Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference will take place July 21-25, 2013 at the University of Mississippi in Oxford. Focusing on the theme “Faulkner and the Black Literatures of the Americas,” the conference will feature five days of lectures and discussions exploring the relationships between Faulkner’s oeuvre and a hemispheric corpus of black writing, with a particular emphasis on African American literature and intellectual production from slave narrative to the contemporary era. For more information about the Faulkner & Yoknapatawpha Conference at the University of Mississippi, visit the official conference Web site: www.outreach.olemiss.edu/events/faulkner. Faulkner Society, E-mail discussion list information

American Literature Sites American Literature Sites General Paul P.Reuben's Perspectives in American Literature Pages. This major site includes extensive bibliographies of American authors as well as study questions about their major works.history; its SiteScene reviews are extensive and thorough. General Literature Sites Victorian Web. Books Online Note: Because of copyright restrictions, only works published prior to 1923 and those made available by the copyright holder are available for free online. Google Books. Nineteenth-Century Periodicals and Primary Sources Cornell University's Making of America site is an extensive, searchable collection of major periodicals of the nineteenth century. Miscellaneous Resources

Brief Timeline of American Literature and Events, 1620-1920 Brief Timeline of American Literature and Events: Pre-1620 to 1920 This timeline provides a short chronology of events in American history and literature. It is linked to course pages and bibliographies as well as to a set of more general linked resources: pages on American authors, literary movements, and American literature sites. Each author page contains a picture (if available), a bibliography (if available), links to major sites about the author, and links to works online.

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Online Literary Criticism Collection - sites about The Great Gat Links below don’t belong? CONTACT US! Return to: Literary Criticism Collection Home | ipl2 Home by F. Scott Fitzgerald In this important novel by F. Characters: Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan, Nick CarrowayKeywords: love, wealth, money, power, 1920s, parties, light Critical sites about The Great Gatsby The Publishing Process and the Correction of Factual Errors--with Reference to The Great "A sense of the fundamental textual decencies is parceled out unequally at birth. Contains: Historical Context, Content Analysis Author: Matthew J. Keywords: Other (non-critical) sites about The Great Gatsby Princess "The most sought-after rare books are often copies annotated or inscribed by authors. Contains: Historical Context Ross Macdonald's Marked Copy of The Portable F. Contains: Content Analysis Author: Robert F. Couldn't find the information you were looking for?

Online Literary Criticism Collection - F Scott Fitzgerald Links below don’t belong? CONTACT US! Return to: Literary Criticism Collection Home | ipl2 Home American novelist, author of The Great Gatsby, The Beautiful and the Damned, and the unfinished Last Tycoon Critical Sites | Biographical Sites | Other SitesStill Need More? Criticism about F. Check the links in the box to the right for possible criticism about individual works by F. Sorry. Biographical sites about F. A Brief Life of Fitz The quote "The dominant influences on F. Contains: Commentary, Sketch Keywords: F. A Fitzgerald Capsule History This site, made by Minnesota Public Radio, commemorating Fitzgerald's 100th birthday, provides a chronology of F. Contains: Timeline A Fitzgerald Chro This site provides a chronology of F. Fitzgerald's Obit Contains: Obituary Keywords:

Title: The Great Gatsby Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald * A Project Gutenberg of Australia eBook * eBook No.: 0200041.txt Language: English Date first posted: January 2002 Date most recently updated: July 2008 This eBook was produced by: Colin Choat Project Gutenberg of Australia eBooks are created from printed editions which are in the public domain in Australia, unless a copyright notice is included. We do NOT keep any eBooks in compliance with a particular paper edition. American History - 1950-1959 The end of World War II brought thousands of young servicemen back to America to pick up their lives and start new families in new homes with new jobs. With an energy never before experienced, American industry expanded to meet peacetime needs. Americans began buying goods not available during the war, which created corporate expansion and jobs. The purpose of this web and library guide is to help the user gain a broad understanding and appreciation for the culture and history of the fabulous fifties (1950s). To see the whole picture, we encourage users to browse all the way through this page and then visit the suggested links for more information on the decade. Historical Atlas of the 20th Century | Collection of maps and stats of the 20th century American History 1860-present | Chronological arrangement of history of this century Biography.com | Biographies of over 15,000 famous persons. BOOKSLibrary of Congress areas : "Painting is a state...self-discovery.

Chapter 19: Between World Wars Between World Wars Extracted from AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY Soon after the armistice of November 1918 the War Department urged the Congress to authorize the establishment of a permanent Regular Army of nearly 600,000 and a three-month universal training system that would permit a quick expansion of this force to meet the requirements of a new major war. The Congress and American public opinion rejected these proposals. Another basic factor that determined the character of the Army between world wars was the decision of the United States not to join the League of Nations and therefore to reject participation in an active and co-operative world security system to maintain peace. Demobilization Planning for demobilization had begun less than a month before the armistice, since few in the United States had expected the war to end so quickly. tional method of demobilization by units as the one best calculated to achieve these ends. Immediate Duties separate peace was signed. Civilian Components

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