Books on the Jazz Age
THE 1920S AND GATSBY FEVER
Baz Luhrmann's hotly anticipated remake of The Great Gatsby is finally upon us. Here's some great content to bring context to the author and the history behind it all.
UMP blog features:
In the media:
Will the real Great Gatsby please stand up? —Smithsonian Magazine
Books about the 1920s:
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The Thoughtbook of F. Scott Fitzgerald
A Secret Boyhood Diary
F. Scott Fitzgerald
2013 Fall
- Brings to light F. Scott Fitzgerald’s boyhood St. Paul diary
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Frozen
Mary Casanova
2013 Fall
- A young woman’s struggle to speak for herself—no matter the risks—from critically acclaimed and award-winning author Mary Casanova
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The Disenchanted
Budd Schulberg
2012 Fall
- A moving, controversial novel that captured both the dazzling spirit and the bitter disenchantment of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Jazz Age
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Fool for Love
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Donaldson
2012 Fall
- A remarkable biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald, written by one of the nation’s best biographers
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Whiskey Breakfast
My Swedish Family, My American Life
Richard C. Lindberg
2011 Fall
- A poignant, multigenerational tale of the Swedish-American experience for two disparate Chicago families
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Through No Fault of My Own
A Girl’s Diary of Life on Summit Avenue in the Jazz Age
Coco Irvine
2011 Spring
- A young teenage girl’s escapades as part of St. Paul’s social elite in the 1920s
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The Genius of the System
Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era
Thomas Schatz
2010 Spring
- An indispensable account of Hollywood's blend of business and art
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Twin Cities by Trolley
The Streetcar Era in Minneapolis and St. Paul
John W. Diers and Aaron Isaacs
2007 Spring
- See the city as it once was—a pictorial history of the trolleys that traversed Twin Cities neighborhoods.
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St. Paul’s Historic Summit Avenue
Ernest R. Sandeen
2004 Spring
- A lively history of the best-preserved Victorian boulevard in America—now back in print!