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The Great Gatsby: Web Resources

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Click for: F. Scott Fitzgerald | The Minnesota Connection | The Jazz Age | Jazz Music | Jazz for Kids
Prohibition | 1920s Politics & Economics | The American Dream | The Hemingway Connection

 

Read the Book
Read the complete text of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald from the electronic text library at Adelaide University in Australia.
etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/f/fitzgerald/f_scott/gatsby/gatsby.html

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Fitzgerald Centenary Website
Launched in 1996, the 100th anniversary of Fitzgerald's birth, this site aims to increase awareness of a great American writer and to celebrate his writings, his life and his relationship with other writers of the 20th century. The site draws extensively on books, photographs and related materials in the Matthew J. and Arlyn Bruccoli Collection of F. Scott Fitzgerald at the Thomas Cooper Library, University of South Carolina.
www.sc.edu/fitzgerald

The F. Scott Fitzgerald Society
This site was established to promote Fitzgerald studies and to provide accurate information about his life and works.
www.fitzgeraldsociety.org/

The F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum
The only museum in the world dedicated to the memory of the Fitzgeralds. The Fitzgeralds rented this house in Montgomery, Alabama in October 1931 and lived here with their daughter, Scottie, until April 1932.
http://www.fitzgerald-museum.com/

The Minnesota Connection

Minnesota Author Biographies Project
A biographical sketch of Fitzgerald and a selected bibliography of his significant works may be found at this project of the Minnesota Historical Society, Metronet and the Minnesota Center for the Book.
people.mnhs.org/authors/index.cfm

Saint Paul Public Library Fitzgerald Collection
Information and links related to F. Scott Fitzgerald, a native of St. Paul.
www.sppl.org/weblinks/fitzgerald-info.html

Walking Tour of St. Paul, Minnesota
See the sites that played a role in Fitzgerald's life in St. Paul. Includes a printable map for driving or walking.
home.comcast.net/~caudle2/fscotwlk.htm

The Jazz Age

The Great Gatsby and the 1920s
Links to sites about the Roaring Twenties, their issues, lifestyles and trends; crime, prohibition and gangsters; movies and famous people, developed by a school in Toronto.
schools.tdsb.on.ca/donmillsci/library/lessons/great_gatsby.htm

The Jazz Age - Wikipedia
Information about the Jazz Age (the 1920s and 1930s) as well as links to other related topics.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_Age

Online Schools Guide to the 1920s
http://www.onlineschools.org/resources/guide-to-1920s

Jazz Music

i Jazz
The online resource for jazz enthusiasts. Find information about current jazz performers as well as profiles of jazz legends and performance dates for contemporary musicians.
www.ijazz.org

Jazz: A History of America's Music
A comprehensive look at the Ken Burns film for PBS. There are many links and audio clips.
www.pbs.org/jazz

Jazz and Big Band
An extensive list of related websites, from the Librarians' Internet Index.
lii.org/pub/subtopic/2788

Jazz at Lincoln Center
This site is devoted to music and performance. There are links to curriculum guides related to jazz studies.
www.jalc.org

Smithsonian Jazz
April 2006 is Jazz Appreciation month. Visit the Smithsonian's online exhibit about Duke Ellington, find out about exhibits and events, and more.
smithsonianjazz.org

Jazz for Kids

Jazz for Kids
Musical games and more, from PBS's Jazz site.
www.pbs.org/jazz/kids/

New York Philharmonic KidZone
Meet composers, conductors and musicians, make your own instruments, create music or play games.
www.nyphilkids.org/

SFS Kids Fun With Music
Play with sounds, make your own tune, learn about music and explore the instruments of the orchestra.
www.sfskids.org

Prohibition

Alcohol, Temperance and Prohibition
This scholarly site from Brown University examines prohibition in the United States and places it in a rich historical context.
dl.lib.brown.edu/temperance/

Temperance and Prohibition
Prohibition 101 - Find lots of information about prohibition during the 1920's at this website from Ohio State University.
prohibition.osu.edu/

1920s Politics & Economics

American President.org - Calvin Coolidge
A biography with links to images and articles.
www.americanpresident.org/history/calvincoolidge/

Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation
Tour a virtual museum, down load educational resources, and learn about the legacy of our 30th President.
www.calvin-coolidge.org/

Presidents Hall
Find out about former United States Presidents and the events that occurred during their years in office in this section of the official White House website.
www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/

 


The American Dream

The Library of Congress Learning Page: American Dreams Through the Decades
Investigate the American Dream from the past and share your ideas for the future. Includes lesson plans.
memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/97/dream/

Perspectives in American Literature: The American Dream
Links to books and articles related to the American Dream.
www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/append/axs.html

Who Wants to be a Millionaire: Changing Conceptions of the American Dream
How people attempt to achieve the American dream of success, fame and fortune without thrift and hard work.
www.americansc.org.uk/Online/American_Dream.htm

The Hemingway Connection

The Ernest Hemingway Foundation
Learn about the life and work of writer Ernest Hemingway, a contemporary of F. Scott Fitzgerald.
www.ehfop.org/

Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure
The Lost Generation

Join Michael Palin to recapture the world of Ernest Hemingway. Experience Hemingway's world, learn about "The Lost Generation" and follow links to related topics and authors, including F. Scott Fitzgerald.
www.pbs.org/hemingwayadventure/

 

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Resource Guide:
Discussion Questions | F. Scott Fitzgerald Biography | Works by F. Scott Fitzgerald | Fitzgerald in Duluth | Events | Related Reading | Jazz Books for Kids & Teens | Jazz in Duluth | Selected Jazz Recordings | One Book Project Committee | Acknowledgments

 

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