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Reconstructs the pivotal year of 1919, tracing the political, diplomatic, social, cultural, and psychological changes that combined to make 1919 the first year, in essence, of the twentieth century.

"Some of the most important issues of our time were no less important 100 years ago.

Describes the famous World Series baseball scandal of 1919, which occurred when the Chicago White Sox accepted money in order to throw the series.

A study of the first six months of the Paris Peace Conference, between January and July 1919, during which leaders from around the world, including U.

Details the events surrounding the Paris Peace Conference of 1919.

Chronicles the events surrounding the Great Molasses Flood, during which a large storage tank burst in a Boston neighborhood in 1919 and caused a deadly wave of molasses to flood the streets.

Ty Cobb considered "Shoeless Joe" Jackson the "finest natural hitter in the history in the game.

Presents a collection of poems that looks at the Chicago Race Riot of 1919.

"Tulsa Race Riots and the Red Summer of 1919 explores the events in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way"--Provided by publisher.

During the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, while key decisions were debated by the victorious Allied powers, a multitude of smaller nations and colonies held their breath, waiting to see how their fates would be decided.

Contains more than four hundred entries that provide information on the ideas, people, places, and events that affected world history in the years between the First and Second World Wars.

Presents a short study of the Treaty of Versailles which officially ending World War One, and describes how delegates from France and other Allied nations attempted to draft a peace settlement that they hoped would prevent further global wars.

Discusses the drafting, approval, signing, and deeply felt effects of the Treaty of Versailles, one of the most famous treaties in history.

"[Offers a history of the sports scandal when] eight Chicago White Sox players--including Shoeless Joe Jackson--agreed to throw the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for the promise of $20,000 each from gamblers reportedly working for New York mobster Arnold Rothstein.