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ARTS AND LITERATURE

GREENWOOD SERIES
Historical Explorations of Literature

Titles in the Historical Explorations of Literature series provide teachers and students with innovative works that align with educational
standards, integrate American literature and social studies, and offer multiple features such as chronologies, historical and author
background essays, primary document excerpts, discussion questions, and further readings.

The Depression Era The Jazz Age The Gilded Age and

A Historical Exploration A Historical Exploration Progressive Era
of Literature of Literature A Historical Exploration
AARON BARLOW LINDA DE ROCHE of Literature

WENDY MARTIN
AND CECELIA TICHI

GREENWOOD GREENWOOD
June 2016, 208pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 September 2015, 237pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4
Print: 978-1-61069-705-7 Print: 978-1-61069-667-8 GREENWOOD
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Through a diversity of primary source “ Instructors would do well eBook: 978-1-61069-764-4
resources that include works by politicians to include The Jazz Age
and literary figures, book reviews, and on a class reading list . . . . “ [T]his is a good resource
interviews, this book enables student Recommended. ” for those embarking on the
readers to better understand literature of study of U.S. literature [and]
the Great Depression in context through —Choice, April 1, 2016 students of education. . . .
original documents. This intriguing study examines the truth Recommended. ”
behind the myths and misconceptions
FEATURES —Choice, September 1, 2016
that defined the Roaring Twenties, as
• Aaron Barlow, PhD, is associate portrayed through the popular literary This book offers a one-stop reference
professor of English at New York City work covering the Gilded Age and
College of Technology (CUNY). works of the time. Progressive Era that serves teachers and
• Integrates and aligns material for the FEATURES their students.
ELA Common Core Standards and • Outlines key events and
American literature and social studies developments and provides context
curriculum, supplying useful tools for the historical period and work WENDY MARTIN is professor of
to support literary works—analysis, • Aligns with Common Core standards American literature and American
history, document excerpts, discussion in English language arts and social studies and director of the Tufts Poetry
questions, and areas for study studies Awards Program at Claremont Graduate
University.
CECELIA TICHIIS the Gertrude
AARON BARLOW, PhD, is associate LINDA DE ROCHE, PhD, is professor of Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of
professor of English at New York City English and American studies at Wesley English and professor of American
College of Technology (CUNY). College, Dover, DE. studies at Vanderbilt University.
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