Life : our century in pictures

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Where to find it

Davis Library — Folio (4th floor)

Call Number
CB425 .L44 1999
Status
Available

Park Library (School of Media & Journalism)

Call Number
TR820 .L34 1999
Status
Available

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Summary

Selected from the photographic archives of LIFE and other major collections, these spellbinding images bring alive the people and events that shaped the twentieth century. With incredible emotional impact, this book captures the triumphs and disasters, the social progress and setbacks, the heroes and villains that have brought us to the dawn of a new century.

Contents

  • Editor's Note: Dust Bowls and Other Dreams p. VI
  • 1900-1913: Across the Threshold p. 1
  • "Rough-Riding into American Hearts" p. 2 H. W. Brands
  • Turning Point: Titanic and Beyond p. 26
  • Requiem: Mark Twain, Geronimo, Leo Tolstoy, Susan B. Anthony ... p. 34
  • 1914-1919: The War to End All Wars p. 39
  • "Victory Proved Easier Than Peace" p. 40 David M. Kennedy
  • Turning Point: The American Musical p. 52
  • Requiem: Buffalo Bill, Rasputin, Booker T. Washington, the Passenger Pigeon ... p. 74
  • 1920-1929: All That Glitters p. 79
  • "But Who Pays the Piper?" p. 80 Gene Smith
  • Turning Point: Closing the Gender Gap p. 86
  • Requiem: Lizzie Borden, Enrico Caruso, Franz Kafka, Wyatt Earp ... p. 106
  • 1930-1939: Empty Pockets p. 111
  • "One Depression, Two Remedies" p. 112 Robert S. McElvaine
  • Turning Point: The Fugitive Kind p. 126
  • Requiem: Thomas Edison, Amelia Earhart, Sigmund Freud, George Gershwin ... p. 156
  • 1940-1945: World on Fire p. 161
  • "The Last Casualty Is Innocence" p. 162 Paul Fussell
  • Turning Point: Conquest of the Atom p. 208
  • Requiem: Virginia Woolf, Glenn Miller, Lou Gehrig, F. Scott Fitzgerald ... p. 216
  • 1946-1963: Spreading the Wealth p. 221
  • "An Age of Boom and Belief" p. 222 Ann Douglas
  • Turning Point: Struggle for Respect p. 248
  • Requiem: Margaret Mitchell, James Dean, Eva Peron, Frank Lloyd Wright ... p. 282
  • 1964-1975: Dissent and Disobedience p. 289
  • "Choosing Sides in a Culture War" p. 290 Todd Gitlin
  • Turning Point: Exploring the Heavens p. 314
  • Requiem: Cole Porter, Che Guevara, Oskar Schindler, Jack Benny ... p. 330
  • 1976-1992: A Global Burst of Freedom p. 337
  • "A Historical Work in Progress" p. 338 Garry Wills
  • Turning Point: Shrinking the World p. 352
  • Requiem: Bob Marley, Greta Garbo, Charlie Chaplin, Margaret Mead ... p. 384
  • 1993-1999: OurFuture.com p. 391
  • "And Now the News: Man Bytes Dogma" p. 392 Paul Saffo
  • Turning Point: Origin of the Species p. 402
  • Requiem: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Benjamin Spock, Diana, Princess of Wales ... p. 416
  • Index to Pictures p. 420

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