Allen, Frederick Lewis, Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920s, John Wiley & Sons, 1997; originally published by Harper & Row, 1931.

This book, written with the atmosphere of the 1920s fresh in the author's mind, provides a useful glimpse into the politics and intrigue of the era.

Hutchisson, James M., The Rise of Sinclair Lewis: 1920—1930, Pennsylvania State University Press, 1996.

Hutchisson's book offers a further critical perspective on Lewis's years of critical and popular success.

Lewis, Sinclair, If I Were Boss: The Early Business Stories of Sinclair Lewis, edited by Anthony Di Renzo, Southern Illinois University Press, 1997.

These stories, which Lewis wrote during his early career as a short story writer, are important examples of his developing ideas about American business, and they expand upon some of the key themes in Babbitt.

Love, Glen A., Babbitt: An American Life, Twayne Publishers, 1993.

Love's study follows the influence of...