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!