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The Sounds Of History Record 10: 1917-1932 / War, Boom And Bust
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The Sounds Of History Record 10: 1917-1932 / War, Boom And Bust --- 1964
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From a recording of a speech by General John J. Pershing, made in France during the war (1918).
From Ernest Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms' (1929).
Woodrow Wilson's remarks before his trip to the Paris Peace Conference (1918).
Woodrow Wilson speaks of the next war (1919).
Henry Cabot Lodge's speech on the League of Nations (August 12, 1919).
A Republican senator comments on Warren G. Harding, the presidential nominee (1920).
From a recording of a speech by Warren G. Harding on "Americanism" (1920).
Calvin Coolidge describes his succession to the presidency (1923).
From a recording of Calvin Coolidge welcoming Charles A. Lindbergh to Washington after his solo flight from New York to Paris, with Lindbergh's reply (June 11, 1927).
Bartolomeo Vanzetti's statement to a reporter for the New York World (April 1927).
A sonnet in memory of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti by Edna St. Vincent Millay.
From a recording of Will Rogers' remarks on the radio about what this country needs (1923).
Sinclair Lewis describes the small town in 'Main Street' (1920).
Herbert Hoover's speech accepting the Republican nomination for President (1928).
A description of the stock market crash (October 24, 1929) by historian Frederick Lewis Allen.
An Iowa country lawyer depicts the plight of the farmers during the Depression.
A newspaper reporter describes the Bonus Army in Washington (1932).
Will Rogers explains the election to Herbert Hoover (1932).
Franklin Delano Roosevelt's speech on the "forgotten man" (April 1932).
Over There/Mademoiselle from Armentieres
'S Wonderful/I Got Rhythm
Always/All Alone
Charleston/Black Bottom/La Cumparsita
Make Believe/Why Do I Love You?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Ballet Mecanique
Piano Trio
Ionisation