1865-1918

Examines the American political structure and the home front during World War I, describing the government's attempts to instill duty and obligation into the people, the formation of the Selective Service, and the large number of conscientious objectors and antiwar radicals.

Describes daily life as it would have been lived by the reader's great-great-grandparents, either in the United States or Europe.

Traces the economic, military, political, and cultural development of the United States in the first two decades of the twentieth century, and explores how those developments influenced modern America.

Text and accompanying photographs show the changing role of women in the United States following the Civil War.

A chronological narrative of American life in the Industrial Age, a period characterized by wrenching social changes and the rise of the large-scale economic organization.

Examines how Americans of all races and classes sought to control their lives and their government in the face of the political, institutional, and social transformations that took place between 1890 and the end of World War I.

Examines Progressivism and muckraking as dynamic forces in American life looking at various eras, events, and individuals from William Lyon Mackenzie to Woodrow Wilson.

Examines the forces that turned the United States from a rural agricultural society to an urban, industrial one.

An examination of everyday American life between 1876 and 1915. Includes discussions on housing, consumer choices, recreation pursuits, and eating habits.