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The Great Gatsby: Establishing the Historical Context with Primary Sources

Posted by: Cheryl Lederle

F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby is one of the most often taught in American literature classes. However, the further we move away chronologically from 1922, a time of economic boom following the devastation of World War I, the less students know about this significant time between the Great War and the War to end all Wars.