Tag Archives: 1920’s

In a Midwestern city there stands an old brick building set on a large, tree-filled property. In the 1920’s and 30’s, this now empty building was home for many Tuberculosis victims. All that remains today is that empty building, windows black, rooms empty except for broken pieces of furniture left ...

The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is an allegorical novel of the 1920’s representing the American dream that “Life is a beautiful and bountiful land.” Focusing primarily on the wealthy class, Fitzgerald depicts poignantly the grandeur lifestyle of the rich including continuous parties, dirty money, and secret affairs. ...

James was my great-grandfather. A proud Irishman, he left his coastal birthplace and journeyed to America in the late 19th century. He was a farmer by trade, working rented land  in his new country while he went through the process of becoming an American citizen. After gaining the coveted citizenship, ...