1900-1999 (20th century)

Contains entries on 600 English language novelists and title index.

Describes origins and effects of modern painting from Cezanne through Abstract Expressionism; also discusses work of recent artists such as Frank Stella, Richard Hamilton, Andy Warhol, and Robert Rauschenberg.

Covers major events and discoveries of the twentieth century in chronological sequence.

A biography of twentieth century American author William Styron, covering his childhood in the South, his travels abroad, his twenty-five-year feud with Norman Mailer, and his most recent publications, including "Darkness Visible.".

Collection of interviews with author Eudora Welty conducted mainly since 1983, in which she discusses her parents, her childhood and schooldays in Jackson, Mississippi, her trips to New York City, gardening, travel, fellow writers, and a variety of other topics including her photographic work.

Recounts the vibrant personalities and remarkable cultural movements that flourished in America's leading Black community during the 1920s and 1930s.

A look at the twentieth century by a respected historian examines the most influential events of the last hundred years in chronological order with an eye toward the long-term changes that have occurred because of them.

Suggestions and activities for teaching History of US in the classroom.