Shepheard's Decades Project: 1940s (The Catcher in the Rye)

Covers the impact of the years 1940-1949 on the United States and Canada.

Covers 13 topics related to the 1940s.

Topics include: Headline Makers, Topics in the News, Arts and Entertainment, Business and the Economy, Education, Government, Politics, and Law, Lifestyles and Social Trends, Medicine and Health, Science and Technology, and Sports.

Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work The Catcher in the Rye, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.

Historical context in The Catcher in the Rye.

Literature and Its Times: Profiles of 300 Notable Literary Works and the Historical Events that Influenced Them.