Of Mice and Men: Articles and Books

SELECT TIME PERIOD:  "Great Depression to the New Deal" 

• CHOOSE SUBTOPIC:  "The Crash and Great Depression"
• EXPLORE: - Farmers and the Dust Bowl Slide Shows and other instruction.
  • See especially, The Dust Bowl, a 7-minute introduction by Professor Chris Mullens
• ANALYZE:   Select  Of Mice and Men  then   "The Elusiveness of the American Dream"

Find additional relevant information in these categories on the left...

• RESEARCH:   General Resources, Articles, Biographies
• MEDIA:   Images, Political Cartoons, and more
• DOCUMENTS:   Primary Sources
• LIBRARY:  Filter by specific resource type

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INFOBASE SEARCH & CITATION TIPS

SEARCH TIPS

• Enter your topic or key word(s) such as "Great Depression," or "Dust Bowl"
• "Narrow Results" from right column
• Sort your results from above:
  • ARTICLES - Essays and book chapters. Source of entry listed below
  • PRIMARY SOURCES - Documents, reports, speeches, and more
  • IMAGES - Maps, paintings, photos, cartoons
  • VIDEOS - Documentary and educational videos
  • NEWS- Current news articles related to your topic

Comprehensive full text history reference database containing:​

• Almost 2,000 reference books, encyclopedias, and non-fiction books
• Primary source historical documents
• Historical photos, maps, and videos
• Biographies of historical figures

See especially:

• Defining Documents: The 1930s