The Gilded Age And Progressive Era

Author : William A. Link,Susannah J. Link
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781444331394

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The Gilded Age and Progressive Era by William A. Link,Susannah J. Link Pdf

This volume presents documents that illustrate the variety of experiences and themes involved in the transformation of American political, economic, and social systems during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era (1870-1920). Includes nearly 70 documents which cover the period from the end of the Civil War and Reconstruction in the 1870s through World War I Explores the experiences of people during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era from a variety of diverse perspectives, including important political and cultural leaders as well as everyday individuals Charts the nationalization of American life and the establishment of the United States as a global power Introduces students to historical analysis and encourages them to engage critically with primary sources Introductory materials from the editors situate the documents within their historical context A bibliography provides essential suggestions for further reading and research

Author : Christopher McKnight Nichols,Nancy C. Unger
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781119775706

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A Companion to the Gilded Age and Progressive Era by Christopher McKnight Nichols,Nancy C. Unger Pdf

A Companion to the Gilded Age and Progressive Era presents a collection of new historiographic essays covering the years between 1877 and 1920, a period which saw the U.S. emerge from the ashes of Reconstruction to become a world power. The single, definitive resource for the latest state of knowledge relating to the history and historiography of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era Features contributions by leading scholars in a wide range of relevant specialties Coverage of the period includes geographic, social, cultural, economic, political, diplomatic, ethnic, racial, gendered, religious, global, and ecological themes and approaches In today’s era, often referred to as a “second Gilded Age,” this book offers relevant historical analysis of the factors that helped create contemporary society Fills an important chronological gap in period-based American history collections

Author : Wendy Martin Ph.D.,Cecelia Tichi
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781610697644

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The Gilded Age and Progressive Era by Wendy Martin Ph.D.,Cecelia Tichi Pdf

This book offers a one-stop reference work covering the Gilded Age and Progressive Era that serves teachers and their students. This book helps students to better understand key pieces in literature from the Gilded Age and Progressive Era by putting them in the context of history, society, and culture through historical context essays, literary analysis, chronologies, documents, and suggestions for discussion and further research. It provides teachers and students with selections that align with the ELA Common Core Standards and that also offer useful connections for curriculum that integrates American literature and social studies. The book covers Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper, Willa Cather's A Lost Lady, and Upton Sinclair's The Jungle. Readers will be able to appreciate the significance of this period through these canonical and widely taught works of American literature. The book also includes historical context essays, primary document excerpts, and suggested readings.

Author : Elisabeth Israels Perry,Karen Manners Smith
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2006-10-30
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780195156706

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The Gilded Age & Progressive Era by Elisabeth Israels Perry,Karen Manners Smith Pdf

"This single-volume encyclopedia includes more than 250 entries, each with a list of further reading and cross-references. Entries include: major events; political movements; social movements that shaped modern American Society; major religions; biographies of the era's most influential politicians, activists, artists, and writers; artistic and cultural trends; scientific advancements; the building of major landmarks; and major laws and court cases."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Ballard C. Campbell
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0842027351

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The Human Tradition in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era by Ballard C. Campbell Pdf

The period between 1870 and 1920 was one of the most dynamic in American history. This era witnessed the invention of the automobile, the establishment of women's suffrage, and the opening of the Panama Canal. While a time of great advance-ment, the Gilded Age and Progressive Era were also periods of uncertainty as Americans coped with corrupt politicians, unchecked big business, and a vast influx of immigrants. SR Books offers a new approach to this time period in its book The Human Tradition in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. This volume looks at the experiences of 13 people who contributed to the shaping of American culture and thought during this period. These concise accounts are written by leading historians and give students an intimate view of history. This is an excellent text for courses in American studies.

Author : James Marten
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-26
Category : FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
ISBN : 9781479894147

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Children and Youth During the Gilded Age and Progressive Era by James Marten Pdf

In the decades after the Civil War, urbanization, industrialization, and immigration marked the start of the Gilded Age, a period of rapid economic growth but also social upheaval. Reformers responded to the social and economic chaos with a “search for order,” as famously described by historian Robert Wiebe. Most reformers agreed that one of the nation’s top priorities should be its children and youth, who, they believed, suffered more from the disorder plaguing the rapidly growing nation than any other group. Children and Youth during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era explores both nineteenth century conditions that led Progressives to their search for order and some of the solutions applied to children and youth in the context of that search. Edited by renowned scholar of children’s history James Marten, the collection of eleven essays offers case studies relevant to educational reform, child labor laws, underage marriage, and recreation for children, among others. Including important primary documents produced by children themselves, the essays in this volume foreground the role that youth played in exerting agency over their own lives and in contesting the policies that sought to protect and control them.

Author : John D. Buenker,Joseph Buenker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1412 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317471684

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Encyclopedia of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era by John D. Buenker,Joseph Buenker Pdf

Spanning the era from the end of Reconstruction (1877) to 1920, the entries of this reference were chosen with attention to the people, events, inventions, political developments, organizations, and other forces that led to significant changes in the U.S. in that era. Seventeen initial stand-alone essays describe as many themes.

Author : Leon Fink
Publisher : Wadsworth Publishing
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015056493805

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Major Problems in the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era by Leon Fink Pdf

Designed for courses in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, the rise of industrial America, and late 19th and early 20th century U.S. history. Follows the highly successful Major Problems format, allowing students to evaluate primary sources, test interpretations and draw their own conclusions.

Author : Mark Twain,Charles Dudley Warner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UVA:X000315980

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The Gilded Age by Mark Twain,Charles Dudley Warner Pdf

Author : Daniel J. Czitrom
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199837007

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New York Exposed by Daniel J. Czitrom Pdf

Parkhurst's challenge -- The buttons -- Democratic city, Republican nation -- Anarchy vs. corruption -- A rocky start -- Managing vice, extorting business -- "Reform never suffers from frankness" -- "A landslide, a tidal wave, a cyclone" -- Endgames -- Epilogue: the Lexow effect

Author : Steven J. Diner
Publisher : Hill and Wang
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1997-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1429927615

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A Very Different Age by Steven J. Diner Pdf

The early twentieth century was a time of technological revolution in the United States. New inventions and corporations were transforming the economic landscape, bringing a stunning array of consumer goods, millions of additional jobs, and ever more wealth. Steven J. Diner draws on the rich scholarship of recent social history to show how these changes affected Americans of all backgrounds and walks of life, and in doing so offers a striking new interpretation of a crucial epoch in our history.

Author : Paula Baker,Donald T. Critchlow
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 569 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190628697

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The Oxford Handbook of American Political History by Paula Baker,Donald T. Critchlow Pdf

American political and policy history has revived since the turn of the twenty-first century. After social and cultural history emerged as dominant forces to reveal the importance of class, race, and gender within the United States, the application of this line of work to American politics and policy followed. In addition, social movements, particularly the civil rights and feminism, helped rekindle political and policy history. As a result, a new generation of historians turned their attention to American politics. Their new approach still covers traditional subjects, but more often it combines an interest in the state, politics, and policy with other specialties (urban, labor, social, and race, among others) within the history and social science disciplines. The Oxford Handbook of American Political History incorporates and reflects this renaissance of American political history. It not only provides a chronological framework but also illustrates fundamental political themes and debates about public policy, including party systems, women in politics, political advertising, religion, and more. Chapters on economy, defense, agriculture, immigration, transportation, communication, environment, social welfare, health care, drugs and alcohol, education, and civil rights trace the development and shifts in American policy history. This collection of essays by 29 distinguished scholars offers a comprehensive overview of American politics and policy.

Author : Rebecca Valentine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Almanacs, American
ISBN : 1414401965

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Gilded Age and Progressive Era Reference Library: Primary sources by Rebecca Valentine Pdf

Presents study tools on the Gilded Age and Progressive Era including overviews of such aspects as industrialization, immigration, westward expansion, and invention; twenty-five biographical profiles; eighteen primary sources; a time line; and a glossary.

Author : Margaret E. Wagner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781620409831

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America and the Great War by Margaret E. Wagner Pdf

Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Titles of the Year for 2017 "A uniquely colorful chronicle of this dramatic and convulsive chapter in American--and world--history. It's an epic tale, and here it is wondrously well told." --David M. Kennedy, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of FREEDOM FROM FEAR From August 1914 through March 1917, Americans were increasingly horrified at the unprecedented destruction of the First World War. While sending massive assistance to the conflict's victims, most Americans opposed direct involvement. Their country was immersed in its own internal struggles, including attempts to curb the power of business monopolies, reform labor practices, secure proper treatment for millions of recent immigrants, and expand American democracy. Yet from the first, the war deeply affected American emotions and the nation's commercial, financial, and political interests. The menace from German U-boats and failure of U.S. attempts at mediation finally led to a declaration of war, signed by President Wilson on April 6, 1917. America and the Great War commemorates the centennial of that turning point in American history. Chronicling the United States in neutrality and in conflict, it presents events and arguments, political and military battles, bitter tragedies and epic achievements that marked U.S. involvement in the first modern war. Drawing on the matchless resources of the Library of Congress, the book includes many eyewitness accounts and more than 250 color and black-and-white images, many never before published. With an introduction by Pulitzer Prize–winning historian David M. Kennedy, America and the Great War brings to life the tempestuous era from which the United States emerged as a major world power.

Author : Richard Hofstadter
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780307809643

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The Age of Reform by Richard Hofstadter Pdf

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Non-Fiction. This book is a landmark in American political thought. Preeminent Richard Hofstadter examines the passion for progress and reform that colored the entire period from 1890 to 1940 with startling and stimulating results. The Age of Reform searches out the moral and emotional motives of the reformers the myths and dreams in which they believed, and the realities with which they had to compromise.