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The 200 alphabetically arranged entries in this encyclopedia focus mainly on aspects of popular culture in 1930s America, from music and literature to mass media and sports. Entries may be biographical (Duke Ellington, the Marx Brothers, Shirley Temple) or cover sociopolitical issues and movements (New Deal, Prohibition and repeal, Race relations and stereotyping); prominent organizations (Alcoholics Anonymous, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Writers' Project); works of art (King Kong, Porgy and Bess, The Wizard of Oz); even comic strips (Dick Tracy, Superman, Tarzan). Other entries cover broader topics. For example, the set begins with Advertising and ends with Youth. All entries contain numerous cross-references and see also references in addition to a handful of selected-reading resources, many freely available online. These additional resources are compiled at the end of volume 2 in a 30-page bibliography. Entries are generally between one and five pages long and cover some unexpected topics like the Empire State Building, frozen foods, hillbillies, jukeboxes, and jigsaw puzzles. Black-and-white illustrations, photographs, and even comic strips are found throughout the volumes, but perhaps more interesting are the charts and lists. Some examples are "Representative Screwball Comedies of the 1930s," "American Record Sales during the 1930s," and "Candy and the 1930s," which lists the manufacturer and debut year of well-known treats like the Snickers Read more... Categories
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The 200 alphabetically arranged entries in this encyclopedia focus mainly on aspects of popular culture in 1930s America, from music and literature to mass media and sports. Entries may be biographical (Duke Ellington, the Marx Brothers, Shirley Temple) or cover sociopolitical issues and movements (New Deal, Prohibition and repeal, Race relations and stereotyping); prominent organizations (Alcoholics Anonymous, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Writers' Project); works of art (King Kong, Porgy and Bess, The Wizard of Oz); even comic strips (Dick Tracy, Superman, Tarzan). Other entries cover broader topics. For example, the set begins with Advertising and ends with Youth. All entries contain numerous cross-references and see also references in addition to a handful of selected-reading resources, many freely available online. These additional resources are compiled at the end of volume 2 in a 30-page bibliography. Entries are generally between one and five pages long and cover some unexpected topics like the Empire State Building, frozen foods, hillbillies, jukeboxes, and jigsaw puzzles. Black-and-white illustrations, photographs, and even comic strips are found throughout the volumes, but perhaps more interesting are the charts and lists. Some examples are "Representative Screwball Comedies of the 1930s," "American Record Sales during the 1930s," and "Candy and the 1930s," which lists the manufacturer and debut year of well-known treats like the Snickers Read more... Full download