Friedman, Norman, ed., E. E. Cummings: A Collection of Critical Essays, Prentice-Hall, 1972.

Friedman, a noted cummings scholar, offers a selection
of critical essays that examines several aspects
of cummings's work.

Kennedy, David M., Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945, Oxford History of the United States series, No. 9, Oxford University Press, 2001.

Kennedy, a Stanford history professor, chronicles the
years during the Great Depression and Second World
War, at times posing theses that directly contradict
established views. This accessible, comprehensive
study relies on an extensive number of both published
accounts and primary sources to recreate this formative
period in America's history.

Kennedy, Richard S., Dreams in the Mirror: A Biography of E. E. Cummings, Liveright, 1980.

Kennedy's critical biography is noted for its insights
into cummings's life. The comprehensive biography
also includes drawings by cummings, comments
from his daughter, and some previously unpublished
poems...