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1940s - Includes a collection of audio files of songs, wartime sounds, and German propaganda.

1940s Weekend in Haworth - Information and pictures from this nostalgic event, which is held in the village every springtime.

Midnight Ramble: 1940s - A look at 1940s Black Hollywood, includes movie stills.

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Uncollected Kay Starr: In the 1940s : Uncollected Kay Starr: In the 1940s

Grandes Comediantes, Vol. 3 (Full Frame) : "Antonio Espino Mora 'Clavillazo'" - (1910-1993) One of the most popular screen comedians of the latter half of the 1950s, Antonio Espino had struggled for many years before achieving fame. Born in Puebla, as a teenager Espino decided he wanted to be an actor. He began appearing on the stage in Mexico City in the mid-1930s, using nicknames like "El Chumiate," "Clavos," and "Clavillo," before finally settling on "Clavillazo." By the 1940s, he was a popular stage comedian who even owned his own "carpa" theatre; his film career began in earnest in the early '50s. During the latter half of the decade, Clavillazo starred in a significant number of films, and was also the host of a hit TV show. "Gaspar Henaine 'Capulina'" - was born in the state of Puebla of Lebanese ancestry. Like his future partner Marco Antonio Campos "Viruta," Capulina's early career was spent primarily as a musician in various groups that flourished in the variety theatre of the 1930s and 1940s. In the early '50s, Henaine and Campos were teamed up for a radio program sponsored by the Adams chewing gum company. Their combinati...

Bad Boy: A Memoir by Walter Dean Myers, ISBN 0060295236 : From bad boy to role model, the author tells the story of his life as a troublemaker and truant while growing up in Harlem in the 1940s and '50s. In his own words, the author reveals his struggle to find his own way and become a successful writer.

American Wife : A kind, bookish only child born in the 1940s, Alice Lindgren has no idea that she will one day end up in the White House, married to the president. In her small Wisconsin hometown, she learns the virtues of politeness, but a tragic accident when she is seventeen shatters her identity and changes the trajectory of her life. More than a decade later, when the charismatic son of a powerful Republican family sweeps her off her feet, she is surprised to find herself admitted into a world of privilege. And when her husband unexpectedly becomes governor and then president, she discovers that she is married to a man she both loves and fundamentally disagrees with-and that her private beliefs increasingly run against her public persona. As her husband's presidency enters its second term, Alice must confront contradictions years in the making and face questions nearly impossible to answer.

The Yiddish Policemen's Union : The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay" pens an homage to the stylish menace of 1940s noir, in a novel that imagines if Alaska, not Israel, had become the homeland for the Jews after World War II.

Sins of the Flesh by Fern Michaels, ISBN 0345341228 : Reuben, Mickey, Bebe, and Daniel. Out of their savage passions, desperate deceptions, and unrequited love, a legacy was born. From the danger and intrigue of the French Resistance to the glitter and grandeur of Hollywood in the 1940s, here is a spellbinding saga that could only have been written by the bestselling author of the TEXAS novels.

The Joys of Love : Moving and romantic, this coming-of-age story was written during the 1940s. The protagonist Elizabeth closely resembles an autobiographical portrait of author Madeleine L'Engle as a young woman--"vibrant, vulnerable, and yearning for love and all that life has to offer.

Talking Irish: The Oral History of Notre Dame Football by Steve Delsohn, ISBN 0060937157 : An entertaining fusion of fact, legend, and lore, Notre Dame football has transcended the boundaries of the sport and the university to become a time-honored American tradition. For its legions of devoted fans and alumni, Talking Irish vividly captures it all: the exhilarating wins, the stunning defeats, the tumultuous coaching changes, and the celebrated mystique that surrounds this beloved football dynasty. With never-before-told anecdotes, this candid and revealing oral history -- the first ever written on Fighting Irish football -- is told in the words of more than 150 Notre Dame players, coaches, leading sports journalists, and school faculty. This rousing narrative begins in the 1940s, a decade after the death of the fabled Knute Rockne, and concludes five decades later, with the formidable exploits of Notre Dame football at the end of the twentieth century.