Read Oh, Beautiful: An American Family in the 20th Century Online
Authors: John Paul Godges
Crosby, Alfred W. America’s Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 1918. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989.
Di Capua, Eduardo (1865–1917). “Ah, Marie.” Year of composition unknown.
Glazier, Ira A., and P. William Filby, eds. Italians to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports, 1880–1899. Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, Inc., 2000.
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McBrien, Richard P. Lives of the Saints: From Mary and St. Francis of Assisi to John XXIII and Mother Teresa. New York: HarperSanFrancisco, 2001.
National Archives and Records Administration. American Family Immigration History Center. The Statue of Liberty–Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. New York Passenger Arrival List, Vol. 442, April 21, 1902,
Patria
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Cretic
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National Archives and Records Administration. Los Angeles Regional Family History Center. New York Passenger Arrival List, Vol. 1627, June 19, 1906,
Il Piemonte
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R. L. Polk & Co.’s Mason City Directory: 1914
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R. L. Polk & Co.’s Mason City Directory
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CHAPTER 2: ONE KIND OF DEPRESSION
Blum, John M., Edmund S. Morgan, Willie Lee Rose, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Kenneth M. Stampp, and C. Vann Woodward.
The National Experience: Part Two: A History of the United States since 1865
. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1981.
Buehner, Kristin. “Bootlegging Was Common at Lehigh Row,”
Globe-Gazette
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Buehner, Kristin. “Descendant Traces Family History at Lehigh Row,”
Globe-Gazette
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Clark, Norman H.
Deliver Us from Evil: An Interpretation of American Prohibition
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Courtwright, David T.
Forces of Habit: Drugs and the Making of the Modern World
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Di Capua, Eduardo (1865–1917). “Ah, Marie.” Year of composition unknown.
Griffith, Samuel B.
The Battle for Guadalcanal
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Hammel, Eric.
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Karamitros, Helen. “Lehigh Row, an Ethnic Experience: A Case Study.” Master’s thesis, Mankato State University, 1998.
MacCoun, Robert J., and Peter Reuter.
Drug War Heresies: Learning from Other Vices, Times, and Places
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“
Mash and Home Brew Destroyed in Liquor Raids,”
Mason City Globe-Gazette
, February 4, 1933, 10.
Mason City High School. “Barr Peterson Tops High School Grads in 3 Year Scholarship,”
The Cub Gazette
(Mason City, Iowa), June 4, 1943, 1.
“
Officers Seize 20 Gallons of Alcohol in Car,”
Mason City Globe-Gazette
, April 14, 1933, 16.
R. L. Polk & Co.’s Mason City Directory
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Sherman, Capt. Forrest. “Capt. Sherman’s After-Action Report of Wasp’s Sinking,” September 24, 1942, USS Wasp CV-7 Web Port, USS Wasp CV-7 Stinger Club, www.members.tripod.com/davidmclellan0/id20.htm (as of June 6, 2010).
“
Six Gallons Alcohol Found Beneath Floor,”
Mason City Globe-Gazette
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Torres, Jesse. “Lehigh Row Remembered,”
Des Moines Register
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“
Underworld Exposed: Appalling Conditions Found in Dives, Where They Barter Dope, Booze and Human Souls,”
Mason City Daily Globe-Gazette and Times
, February 26, 1923, 1.
CHAPTER 3: ANOTHER KIND OF DEPRESSION
Ascherson, Neal.
The Struggles for Poland
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Bania, Zbigniew, and Stanislaw Kobielus.
Jasna Gora
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Blum, John M., Edmund S. Morgan, Willie Lee Rose, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Kenneth M. Stampp, and C. Vann Woodward.
The National Experience: Part Two: A History of the United States since 1865
. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1981.
Davies, Norman.
God’s Playground: A History of Poland, Volume 1: The Origins to 1795
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Halecki, Oskar.
A History of Poland
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Leslie, R. F., ed.
The History of Poland since 1863
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Pilsudski
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Pasierb, Janusz S., and Jan Samek.
The Shrine of the Black Madonna at Czestochowa
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CHAPTER 4: GUAM
Cass, Lt. Bevan G., ed.
History of the Sixth Marine Division
. Washington: Washington Infantry Journal Press, 1948.
Galloway, Tod B., Meade Minnigerode, and George S. Pomeroy. “The Whiffenpoof Song.” 1909. Lyrics published by Decca Music Group, Ltd.; EMI Miller Catalog, Inc.
Lodge, Maj. O. R.
The Recapture of Guam
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“
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Schneider, Col. M. F. “Commendation of 22nd Marines (Reinforced),” Pearl Harbor, Hawaiian Islands: Headquarters, 22nd Marines (Reinforced), memorandum to all personnel, 16 April 1944.
Thompson, Laura.
Guam and Its People: A Study of Culture Change and Colonial Education
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CHAPTER 5: CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’
Aquinas, Thomas.
Summa Theologica
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Godges, Joseph, “Dear Mama.” Letter of December 31, 1947, translated from Polish in March 2002.
Halecki, Oskar.
A History of Poland
. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1983.
Lang, Theodore, ed.
Cost Accountants’ Handbook
. New York: The Ronald Press Co., 1949.
Phillips, R. P.
Modern Thomistic Philosophy: An Explanation for Students
. Westminster, Maryland: The Newman Bookshop, 1934.
CHAPTER 6: BABY BOOM
Associated Press. “1,000 U.S. Troops to Leave Vietnam,”
New York Times
, November 16, 1963, 1.
Associated Press. “First U.S. Troops Will Leave Vietnam Dec. 3,”
Los Angeles Times
, November 16, 1963, 10.
Blum, John M., Edmund S. Morgan, Willie Lee Rose, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Kenneth M. Stampp, and C. Vann Woodward.
The National Experience: Part Two: A History of the United States since 1865
. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1981.
Garner, Joe.
We Interrupt This Broadcast: Relive the Events That Shaped Our Lives . . . from the Hindenburg to the Death of Princess Diana
. Naperville, Illinois: Sourcebooks, Inc., 1998.
Greene, Richard.
Words That Shook the World: 100 Years of Unforgettable Speeches and Events
. New York: Penguin Putnam, Inc., 2002.
Leuchtenburg, William E.
A Troubled Feast: American Society Since 1945
(revised edition). Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1979.
Lewis, David L.
King: A Biography
. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press, 1978.
Newman, John M.
JFK and Vietnam: Deception, Intrigue, and the Struggle for Power
. New York: Warner Books, Inc., 1992.
Rodgers, Richard, and Oscar Hammerstein II. “Climb Ev’ry Mountain.” From the album of the original soundtrack recording of
The Sound of Music
(musical), RCA Victor, LSOD-2005, 1965. Lyrics published by Williamson Music Co.
Saunders, Doris E., ed.
The Day They Marched
. Chicago: Johnson Publishing Co., Inc., 1963.
Tregaskis, Richard.
John F. Kennedy and PT-109
. New York: Random House, 1962.
CHAPTER 7: RIOTS
Blum, John M., Edmund S. Morgan, Willie Lee Rose, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Kenneth M. Stampp, and C. Vann Woodward.
The National Experience: Part Two: A History of the United States since 1865
. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1981.
Capps, Walter H.
The Unfinished War: Vietnam and the American Conscience
. Boston: Beacon Press, 1982.
Herring, George C.
America’s Longest War: The United States and Vietnam, 1950–1975
. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1979.
Horne. A. D., ed.
The Wounded Generation: America After Vietnam
. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1981.
Lennon, John, and Paul McCartney. “Back in the U.S.S.R.” The Beatles in their double album,
The Beatles (The White Album)
, Apple Records, SWBO 101, November 22, 1968. Lyrics published by Northern Songs, Ltd., London, England/Maclen Music, Inc.; Sony Beatles Ltd.; Sony/ATV Tunes LLC.
Silverman, Harold M., ed.
The Pill Book: The Illustrated Guide to the Most-Prescribed Drugs in the United States
. New York: Bantam Books, 2002.
CHAPTER 8: HEARTLAND
Franklin, Aretha, and Ted White. “Think.” Aretha Franklin in her album,
Aretha Now
, Atlantic Studios, 02-8186 F, June 14, 1968. Lyrics published by Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc.
Guthrie, Woody. “This Land Is Your Land.” Original 1944 recording retrieved in the compact disc,
Woody Guthrie: This Land is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Volume 1
, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, SFW40100, February 18, 1997.
Nilsson, Harry. “One.” Three Dog Night in their album,
Three Dog Night
, ABC-Dunhill/MCA Records, DS-50048, 1969. Lyrics published by Golden Syrup Music.
Silverman, Harold M., ed.
The Pill Book: The Illustrated Guide to the Most-Prescribed Drugs in the United States
. New York: Bantam Books, 2002.
Yankovic, Frankie. “Beer Barrel Polka.” Frankie Yankovic and His Yanks in their album,
Polka Parade
, Columbia Records, FL-9528, 1951. English lyrics by Lew Brown, 1939; Czech lyrics by Vasek Zeman and Vladimir A. Timm, music by Jaromír Vejvoda, 1934. Lyrics published by Jana Hoffmanna Vva., Prague, Czechoslovakia; Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. Original Czech title, “Skoda Lásky” (“Lost Love”).
CHAPTER 9: COUNTERCULTURE
Hopkins, Gerard Manley.
The Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins
. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1970.
Schwartz, Stephen. “All Good Gifts.” From the album of the American cast version of
Godspell
(musical), Bell Records, SBLL 146, 1971. Lyrics published by New Cadenza Music Corp.; Quartet Music; Range Road Music, Inc.
CHAPTER 10: GAY LIBERATION
Bell, Thom, and Linda Creed. “You Make Me Feel Brand New.” The Stylistics in their album,
You Make Me Feel Brand New/Only for the Children
(45 rpm single), Avco Records, AV-4634, 1973. Lyrics published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Bowie, David. “Rebel Rebel.” David Bowie in his album,
Rebel Rebel/Queen Bitch
(45 rpm single), RCA Victor, LPBO-5009, 1974. Lyrics published by Jones Music America; Chrysalis Music; Colgems-EMI Music, Inc.