American studies notes
The Martian Chronicles- series of books written by ray bradbury in 1946. They are about a group of humans who leave eaarth to live and retire on mars because of nuclear war on earth. They attempt to colonize on marz but it fails each time. Most stories can be read seperatley but each chaptrer represents an overall theme. Bradbury is criticizing racism and nuclear age, and is pessimistic about progress.
Johnny Appleseed- used throughout bradbury's Martian Chronicles. Johnny appleseed was a man who traveled across America planting seeds to grow trees and is used as an image of the american farming frontier. He was a very kind man who's real name is john chapman and was very generous.
Invasion/colonization / apocalypse
Cold War Man- was a male who was antagonizd by conflicting alligences, one to the government and the other to his own morals. His nature was divided as bradbury put it.
Post-colonialism
Crabgrass frontier- book written by kenneth jckson in 1985 that analyzes the development of the suburbs. It was a bunch of ideas about the suburbs and myths that overall promoted suburbanization because of the cheap land, transportation, and construction methods. American life became known as home ownership which had started in the suburbs.
Sunshine (Sun) Belt / 37th parallel- The part of land from texas to california. It wasa huge redistribution of people and was significant in american history. The sunshine belt was a great place for test flying, and testing nucleaar weapons. It also was a good place for military. The population has grown hugely since the 1960s because of immigrants, baby boomers, and an attractiveness for the weather. Pacific Electric Railway- was a mass transit system in southern california that used light rails, street cars, and buses. It had interconnected cities and was the largest electric railway at its time which was around 1925. It was made up of government loads and the fha had guarunteed loans. National Interstate and Defense
Johnny Appleseed- used throughout bradbury's Martian Chronicles. Johnny appleseed was a man who traveled across America planting seeds to grow trees and is used as an image of the american farming frontier. He was a very kind man who's real name is john chapman and was very generous.
Invasion/colonization / apocalypse
Cold War Man- was a male who was antagonizd by conflicting alligences, one to the government and the other to his own morals. His nature was divided as bradbury put it.
Post-colonialism
Crabgrass frontier- book written by kenneth jckson in 1985 that analyzes the development of the suburbs. It was a bunch of ideas about the suburbs and myths that overall promoted suburbanization because of the cheap land, transportation, and construction methods. American life became known as home ownership which had started in the suburbs.
Sunshine (Sun) Belt / 37th parallel- The part of land from texas to california. It wasa huge redistribution of people and was significant in american history. The sunshine belt was a great place for test flying, and testing nucleaar weapons. It also was a good place for military. The population has grown hugely since the 1960s because of immigrants, baby boomers, and an attractiveness for the weather. Pacific Electric Railway- was a mass transit system in southern california that used light rails, street cars, and buses. It had interconnected cities and was the largest electric railway at its time which was around 1925. It was made up of government loads and the fha had guarunteed loans. National Interstate and Defense