All posts tagged "1930s"
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Literary Themes
Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression by Morris Dickstein
December 28, 2023It was on the level of popular culture that the vital "center" of life in the...
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Non-Fiction Reviews
The Forsaken: An American Tragedy in Stalin’s Russia by Tim Tsouliadis
November 29, 2023Readers of faint heart beware when embarking upon this superb work of history. So many stories...
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Non-Fiction Reviews
Nancy Love and the WASP Ferry Pilots of World War II by Sarah Byrn Rickman
November 24, 2023They were also a PR dream. Initially working for her future husband, Robert Love, the young...
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Non-Fiction Reviews
American-Made by Nick Taylor
November 18, 2023Meanwhile, walls of buildings were rising, mud roads were being paved, library books were being delivered...
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Italy
Notes From Italy: Looking Back at Mussolini
November 3, 2023Mussolini was not the only dictator of his time. In his Europe, in a time of...