Life on the press the popular art and illustrations of George Benjamin Luks / by Gambone, Robert L., 1949-

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- A Luks biography : the context of his graphic art -- An illustrator comes of age -- Life on the press : Philadelphia evening bulletin and New York world -- The gilded age from the other side of the tracks : Hogan's alley -- Politics and sarcasm : Sandburrs and the Verdict -- Into the roaring twenties : Vanity fair and New Yorker -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.…”
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Life on the press the popular art and illustrations of George Benjamin Luks / by Gambone, Robert L., 1949-

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- A Luks biography : the context of his graphic art -- An illustrator comes of age -- Life on the press : Philadelphia evening bulletin and New York world -- The gilded age from the other side of the tracks : Hogan's alley -- Politics and sarcasm : Sandburrs and the Verdict -- Into the roaring twenties : Vanity fair and New Yorker -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.…”
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White Gypsies race and stardom in Spanish musicals / by Woods Peiró, Eva

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : modernity, race, and visibility -- Time, racial otherness, and digressions in silent films of the 1920s -- Female spectacle in the display case of the roaring Twenties -- Racing for modernity : from black jazz to white Gypsy folklore -- The gypsy "problem" : law and spatial assimilation -- The Spanish solution : the folklorica and the fuehrer -- Recycling folkloricas : a queer Spain.…”
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White Gypsies race and stardom in Spanish musicals / by Woods Peiró, Eva

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : modernity, race, and visibility -- Time, racial otherness, and digressions in silent films of the 1920s -- Female spectacle in the display case of the roaring Twenties -- Racing for modernity : from black jazz to white Gypsy folklore -- The gypsy "problem" : law and spatial assimilation -- The Spanish solution : the folklorica and the fuehrer -- Recycling folkloricas : a queer Spain.…”
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Jacob L. Devers : a general's life / by Wheeler, James Scott

Table of Contents: “…From York to West Point -- Apprenticeship -- World War I and the Roaring Twenties -- Professional growth -- The approach of war -- Marshall's fireman and division command -- Forging the thunderbolt -- On to the war -- European Theater commander -- Mediterranean Theater of Operations -- Stalemate in Italy and the invasion of southern France -- Sixth Army Group: the Riviera to the Vosges -- The Vosges and Alsace campaigns -- Winter of discontent -- Victory in Europe -- Postwar challenges -- Retirement and beyond.…”
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Jacob L. Devers : a general's life / by Wheeler, James Scott

Table of Contents: “…From York to West Point -- Apprenticeship -- World War I and the Roaring Twenties -- Professional growth -- The approach of war -- Marshall's fireman and division command -- Forging the thunderbolt -- On to the war -- European Theater commander -- Mediterranean Theater of Operations -- Stalemate in Italy and the invasion of southern France -- Sixth Army Group: the Riviera to the Vosges -- The Vosges and Alsace campaigns -- Winter of discontent -- Victory in Europe -- Postwar challenges -- Retirement and beyond.…”
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Practicing protestants histories of Christian life in America, 1630-1965 /

Table of Contents: “…Curtis -- Observing the lives of the saints' : sanctification as practice in the Church of God in Christ / Anthea Butler -- The practice of prayer in a modern age : liberals, fundamentalists, and prayer in the early twentieth century / Rick Ostrander -- Part IV: Liberal Protestants and universalizing practices, 1850-1965 -- Cosmopolitan piety : sympathy, comparative religions, and nineteenth-century liberalism / Leigh Schmidt -- The practice of dance for the future of Christianity : "eurythmic worship" in New York's roaring twenties / Tisa Wenger -- Taste cultures : the visual practice of liberal Protestantism / Sally Promey.…”
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Practicing protestants histories of Christian life in America, 1630-1965 /

Table of Contents: “…Curtis -- Observing the lives of the saints' : sanctification as practice in the Church of God in Christ / Anthea Butler -- The practice of prayer in a modern age : liberals, fundamentalists, and prayer in the early twentieth century / Rick Ostrander -- Part IV: Liberal Protestants and universalizing practices, 1850-1965 -- Cosmopolitan piety : sympathy, comparative religions, and nineteenth-century liberalism / Leigh Schmidt -- The practice of dance for the future of Christianity : "eurythmic worship" in New York's roaring twenties / Tisa Wenger -- Taste cultures : the visual practice of liberal Protestantism / Sally Promey.…”
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Going Greek : Jewish College Fraternities in the United States, 1895-1945 / by Sanua, Marianne Rachel

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Jewish National College Fraternities and Sororities, c. 1930; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Origins of Jewish Fraternities; Chapter 2: "Oh, Yes, That Nonsectarian Jewish Fraternity": The Search for Identity, 1895-1906; Chapter 3: "Great Things on a Great Scale": Expansion and Opposition, 1909-1919; Chapter 4: The Golden Age: College Fraternities in the "Roaring Twenties"; Chapter 5: "A Treacherous Alma Mater": Facing College Antisemitism…”
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Going Greek : Jewish College Fraternities in the United States, 1895-1945 / by Sanua, Marianne Rachel

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Jewish National College Fraternities and Sororities, c. 1930; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Origins of Jewish Fraternities; Chapter 2: "Oh, Yes, That Nonsectarian Jewish Fraternity": The Search for Identity, 1895-1906; Chapter 3: "Great Things on a Great Scale": Expansion and Opposition, 1909-1919; Chapter 4: The Golden Age: College Fraternities in the "Roaring Twenties"; Chapter 5: "A Treacherous Alma Mater": Facing College Antisemitism…”
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Inflated how money and debt built the American dream / by Whalen, R. Christopher, 1959-

Table of Contents: “…. -- A Return to Republican Normalcy. -- The Roaring Twenties. -- The New Era of Debt and Investing. -- The Bust: Stocks Fall and Tariffs Rise. -- Chapter Six New Deal to Cold War. -- FDR and the Era of Broken Precedent. -- The Seizure of Gold and Dollar Devaluation. -- Dollar Devaluation Hurt World Trade. -- The Rise of the Corporate State. -- Central Planning Arrives in Washington. -- FDR Embraces Federal Deposit Insurance. -- The Legacy of FDR. -- The Fed and The RFC. -- Corportivist Reform at the Fed. -- The New Deal Fails, So America Goes to War. -- Wartime Inflation and Debt Finance. -- Bretton Woods and Global Inflation. -- Chapter Seven Debt and Inflation A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats. -- Federal Revenues Grow. -- The Fed Regains Independence. -- The Post-War Economy Soars. -- The Legacy of War. -- Cold War, Free Trade. -- The Dollar's Golden Age. -- Global Imbalances Return. -- Richard Nixon's Betrayal. -- The End of the Dollar Peg. -- The Return of Sovereign Borrowing. -- Chapter Eight Leveraging the American Dream. -- The New Uncertainty. -- Humphrey Hawkins and Full Employment. -- Balanced Budgets and Inflation. -- Volcker's Shock Treatment. -- The Crisis Managers. -- The Latin Debt Crisis. -- Volcker's Apprentice: Gerald Corrigan. -- Reagan Reappoints Volcker. -- The Never-ending Crisis. -- Volcker Exits and Crisis Returns. -- From Excess to Delusion. -- The Greenspan Legacy. -- Chapter Nine Prospects. -- The Growth Challenge. -- Growth versus Inflation. -- Changing Places. -- Triffin's Dilemma and the Dollar. -- Notes. -- About the Author. -- Index.…”
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Inflated how money and debt built the American dream / by Whalen, R. Christopher, 1959-

Table of Contents: “…. -- A Return to Republican Normalcy. -- The Roaring Twenties. -- The New Era of Debt and Investing. -- The Bust: Stocks Fall and Tariffs Rise. -- Chapter Six New Deal to Cold War. -- FDR and the Era of Broken Precedent. -- The Seizure of Gold and Dollar Devaluation. -- Dollar Devaluation Hurt World Trade. -- The Rise of the Corporate State. -- Central Planning Arrives in Washington. -- FDR Embraces Federal Deposit Insurance. -- The Legacy of FDR. -- The Fed and The RFC. -- Corportivist Reform at the Fed. -- The New Deal Fails, So America Goes to War. -- Wartime Inflation and Debt Finance. -- Bretton Woods and Global Inflation. -- Chapter Seven Debt and Inflation A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats. -- Federal Revenues Grow. -- The Fed Regains Independence. -- The Post-War Economy Soars. -- The Legacy of War. -- Cold War, Free Trade. -- The Dollar's Golden Age. -- Global Imbalances Return. -- Richard Nixon's Betrayal. -- The End of the Dollar Peg. -- The Return of Sovereign Borrowing. -- Chapter Eight Leveraging the American Dream. -- The New Uncertainty. -- Humphrey Hawkins and Full Employment. -- Balanced Budgets and Inflation. -- Volcker's Shock Treatment. -- The Crisis Managers. -- The Latin Debt Crisis. -- Volcker's Apprentice: Gerald Corrigan. -- Reagan Reappoints Volcker. -- The Never-ending Crisis. -- Volcker Exits and Crisis Returns. -- From Excess to Delusion. -- The Greenspan Legacy. -- Chapter Nine Prospects. -- The Growth Challenge. -- Growth versus Inflation. -- Changing Places. -- Triffin's Dilemma and the Dollar. -- Notes. -- About the Author. -- Index.…”
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