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PSU US History: New Era - Great Depression: Books

Featured Books in the Hive's Collection

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Art Deco complete : the definitive guide to the decorative arts of the 1920s and 1930s By Alastair Duncan. An illustrated study of the decorative arts that focuses on the Art Deco form during the 1920s and 30s, discussing style, influences, and contributing artists; and examining furniture, interior design, sculpture, paintings, bookbinding, ceramics, textiles, jewelry, and more. Call Number: OS 709.04 DUN Sublocation: Oversize

 

 

 

The jazz age : the 20s by Time-Life Books. Photographs and text help chronicle the major events that took place in the United States during the 1920s. Call Number: R 973.9 JAZ

 

The Prohibition Era in American history by Suzanne Lieurance. Explores the impact on American society and history of the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Act, which prohibited any use of alcohol except for religious or medicinal purposes. Call Number: 363.4 LIE

 

 

The Natural House by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright is the father of the American Craftsman movement. Call Number: 720.973 WRI

 

The encyclopedia of the Harlem literary renaissance By Lois Brown. Contains alphabetically arranged entries that introduce the major writers and great works of the Harlem Renaissance, a period characterized by a flowering of African-American literature and other artistic endeavors. Call Number: R 810.9 BRO