Special Features
- Further Reading: Related Books and Websites
- Interview: Patricia Livermore
- Interview: Robert Sobel
- Photo Gallery: The Roaring 20s
- Timeline: A Selected Wall Street Chronology
- Preview: The Crash of 1929 Preview
The unbounded optimism of the Jazz Age and the shocking consequences when reality finally hit on October 29th, ultimately leading to the Great Depression.
My American Experience
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Did you or a family member experience life in America in the 1930s? What does the decade mean to you? Share your American experience with us.
Houdini
The world famous escape artist could escape from everything - except his own mortality.
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Freedom Riders
A courageous band of civil rights activists called Freedom Riders who in 1961 challenged segregation in the American South.
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Death and the Civil War
The staggering death tolls of the Civil War permanently altered the character of the republic and the psyche of the American people.
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The Orphan Trains
Between 1854 and 1929 more than 100,000 abused or orphaned children were sent by train to the Midwest to begin new lives in foster families.
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Coney Island
The internationally famous carnival of delights in New York was the birthplace of the hot dog and the roller coaster.
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Ansel Adams
The life of the legendary photographer, known best for his black and white images of the wilderness of the American West.
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Murder of the Century
A sensational story of power, class, and revenge in New York City when Harry Thaw murdered Stanford White over showgirl Evelyn Nesbit.
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