![]() Lubbock Public Library call number: 813.54 MILL (Mahon, Godeke). The Mockingbird Next Door: Life with Harper Lee. New York: The Penguin Press, 2014. Harper Lee's to Kill a Mockingbird: New Essays. Racism in Harper Lee's to Kill a Mockingbird. Understanding to Kill a Mockingbird: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historic Documents. Lubbock Public Library call number: 813 L478YJ (Mahon, Groves). To Kill a Mockingbird: Threatening Boundaries. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1996. To Kill a Mockingbird Bibliography for Additional Readingīooks about Harper Lee or To Kill a Mockingbird (listed alphabetically by author, call numbers included where available): ![]() As Scout observed in the beginning of the book everyone was poor, but some were poorer than others.īut the citizens of Maycomb, Alabama survived the Great Depression, like most rural people, because they could rely on family and friends, if need be, and they lived close to sources of food and could get by more cheaply than “city folk.” Rural areas like the fictionalized Maycomb, Alabama with its agriculturally-based economy, suffered from low agricultural prices (especially cotton), high unemployment, and little opportunity. In rural areas like Alabama, the depression was more severe than in urban areas. At its depth, between 19, the gross national product decreased by one-third, which put between 13-15 million people out of work-about 20% of the work force. It is generally believed The Depression began in 1929 and did not end until the beginning of World War II. The time period of To Kill a Mockingbird is the 1930s during the Great Depression, the severest economic downturn in our nation’s history. ![]() The Department of Theatre and Dance produced To Kill a Mockingbird in 2007. As a costume designer she has designed in several states including California, Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia, and Vermont. Melissa Merz is currently in her 15th year of teaching here at Texas Tech University. She has also presented at regional, national, and international conferences. In addition to her book, she also has a forthcoming article in the Florida Historical Quarterly, and has published several book reviews and essays. South’s interest in obtaining Latin American territory in the decades before the Civil War. territorial expansion into the Gulf of Mexico and the U.S. Her current book project is based on her dissertation and addresses the process of U.S. She received her Ph.D from the University of Florida with a specialization in antebellum United States southern history and a minor teaching field in Latina/o studies.ĭiaz’s main areas of research include the American South, the Civil War era, borderlands studies, slavery, race, American imperialism and territorial expansion. Prior to entering legal education, she worked at West Texas Legal Services for almost eight years.Īngela Diaz is the postdoctoral teaching fellow in Texas history. Mary’s University for six years, and Acting Associate Director for Academic Excellence for two years. Before joining the faculty at Texas Tech University, Professor Ross was an Instructor of Clinical Law at St. She also assists with the bar preparation in the Academic Support Program. Professor Ross teaches Civil Practice Clinic, Negotiations Workshop, and Race and Racism. from University of Missouri-Columbia in 1991. degree from Texas Tech University in 1988 and her J.D. Wendy Tolson Ross is a Professor of Law at Texas Tech University. Kimberly is a Reference Librarian at the Texas Tech University Library, and she is the liaison to the Women’s Studies and Museum Science programs. She is one of the instructors of the Essentials of Scholarly Research course. Outside of the library, she enjoys playing the piano and baking. ![]() Professor of Law Emeritus Texas Tech University, just completed two terms six years as member of TTU System Public Art Committee, presently vice president TTU Museum Association.
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