1865-1918

Examines the social and political impact of industrialization during the late nineteenth century, describing strikes, child labor laws, the Populist Party, immigrant factory workers, and economic growth.

Traces the transformation of American economic life, social structure, political behavior, and patterns of ideas which took place in the four decades between the end of Reconstruction and the close of World War I, and allowed the nation to cope with the challenges of urbanization, industrialization, and immigration.

A social history of America from 1900 to 1925, exploring the details of the lives of those who lived during World War I and the roaring twenties.

A collection of writings in which various authors discuss what life was like in the United States at the dawn of the twentieth century.

A brief history of the turn-of-the-century American confectionery and its customers who came to purchase handmade ice creams and candies.

Urged at the age of eighteen to marry a man she doesn't want, Nell delays the event by working on a quilt, slowly starving herself, and observing the unhappy lot of many women in turn-of-the century Massachusetts before arriving at a decision to rescue herself from the brink of death and take charge of her life.

A short study of the platforms and policies of America's reform leaders including William Jennings Bryan, Susan B. Anthony, and Eugene Debs during the early twentieth century.

Describes American popular culture in the 1900s, covering such aspects as advertising, architecture, food, leisure, music, and travel, and listing the prices of several products.