Series Foreword,
Acknowledgments,
Introduction: The Jazz Age and the Culture of Change,
Chronology of the Jazz Age,
1 Babbitt (Sinclair Lewis, 1922),
Synopsis of Babbitt,
Historical Background: Babbitt and the Perils of Progress and Prosperity,
About Sinclair Lewis: The Man Who Defined Babbittry,
Why We Read Babbitt,
Historical Explorations of Babbitt,
Documenting Babbitt,
The Religion of Business in the Jazz Age,
Document: From "Passing Our Tenth Milestone," Paul P. Harris, 1915,
Document: From The Man Nobody Knows, Bruce Barton, 1925,
Conformity in the Jazz Age,
Document: From "Knowledge in Contempt in America, Believe Europeans," H. L. Mencken, 1925,
Suggested Readings,
2 The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1925),
Synopsis of The Great Gatsby,
Historical Background: The Great Gatsby and the Culture of Contradiction,
About F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Man Who Wrote the Jazz Age,
Why We Read The Great Gatsby,
Historical Explorations of The Great Gatsby,
Documenting The Great Gatsby,
The Automobile and the Jazz Age,
Document: From "How Many American People Can Afford Automobiles?" 1922,
Document: From "Your Car and You," 1920,
Document: From "On Which Side of the Windshield Do You Do Your Cussing?" H. I. Phillips, 1927,
Prohibition and Bootleggers,
Document: From The Volstead Act, 1920,
Document: From "Nation-Wide Prohibition Ends Fight of 112 Years," 1920,
Document: From "Volstead Law Draws Attack of Opponents," 1925,
Document: From "Rich Bootleggers Sent to Prison," 1923,
Celebrity Culture in the Jazz Age,
Document: From "The Secret of Charlie Chaplin's Popularity," St. John Ervine, 1921,
Document: From "Chance Writes the Lindbergh Saga," 1927,
Document: From "My Friend Babe Ruth," 1924,
Suggested Readings,
3 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Anita Loos, 1925),
Synopsis of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,
Historical Background: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and the Gender Politics of the Jazz Age,
About Anita Loos: A Life in Words and (Motion) Pictures,
Why We Read Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,
Historical Explorations of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,
Documenting Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,
The Flapper,
Document: From The Flapper, 1922,
Document: From "Flappers Flaunt Fads in Footwear," The New York Times, 1922,
Document: From "The Flapper-A New Type," Alfredo Panzini, 1921,
Document: From "Her Eternal Youth," New York Times, 1922,
Hollywood and the Motion Picture Revolution,
Document: From "Youth, the Spirit of the Movies," David Wark Griffith, 1921,
Document: From "Flappers Here to Stay, Says Colleen Moore," Gladys Hall, 1922,
Document: From "The Monstrous Movies," Charles Hanson Towne, 1921,
Document: From "Through Hollywood with Gun and Camera," Robert E. Sherwood, 1922,
Suggested Readings,
4 The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway, 1926),
Synopsis of The Sun Also Rises,
Historical Background: Hemingway, Paris, and the Modern Moment,
About Ernest Hemingway: The Man Who Wrote the Lost Generation,
Why We Read The Sun Also Rises,
Historical Explorations of The Sun Also Rises,
Documenting The Sun Also Rises,
The Lost Generation,
Document: From Exile's Return: A Literary Odyssey of the 1920s, Malcolm Cowley, 1934,
Document: From "American Bohemians in Paris," Ernest Hemingway, 1922,
Document: From Being Geniuses Together 1920-1930, Robert McAlmon and Rev. Kay Boyle, 1968,
Document: From Paris Was Yesterday. 1925-1939, Janet Flanner, 1972,
The Art of the Bullfight,
Document: From Being Geniuses Together 1920-1930, Robert McAlmon and Rev. Kay Boyle, 1968,
Document: From "Bull Fighting a Tragedy," Ernest Hemingway, 1923,
Document: From "Pamplona in July," Ernest Hemingway, 1923,
Race, Ethnicity, and the Ku Klux Klan,
Document: From "For Christian-Jewish Friendship HP," The Literary Digest, 1922,
Document: From "New York and the Real Jew," Rollin Lynde Hartt, 1921,
Document: From "The Klan Walks in Washington," The Literary Digest, 1925,
Document: From "Klan and Church," Lowell Mellett, 1923,
Document: From "A Judicial Spanking for the Klan," Literary Digest, 1928,
Suggested Readings,
5 Passing (Nella Larsen, 1929),
Synopsis of Passing,
Historical Background: Passing and the Harlem Renaissance,
About Nella Larsen: A Life on the Color Line,
Why We Read Passing,
Historical Explorations of Passing,
Documenting Passing,
The Harlem Renaissance,
Document: From The Big Sea, Langston Hughes, 1940,
Document: From Negro Life in New York's Harlem, Wallace Thurman, 1928,
Document: From " 'Charleston' Dance Sweeps New York City by Storm; Louis Chalif Is Forced to Instruct in Dance That Is Distasteful," Maxine Davis, 1925,
The African American Elite,
Document: From "The Talented Tenth," W. E. B. Du Bois, 1903,
Document: From "The Task of Negro Womanhood," Elise Johnson McDougald, 1925,
Race and the Eugenics Movement in the Jazz Age,
Document: From "Eugenics Seeks to Improve the Natural, Physical, Mental and Temperamental Qualities of the Human Family," Eugenics Record Office, 1927,
Document: From "Fitter Families for Future Firesides," 1924,
Document: From "Body of Woman Shown to Jury," The Florence [AL] Times, 1925,
Suggested Readings,
Index,
