1865-1921

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.

Examines significant people and events in the history of the United States from 1900 to 1929, a period that encompassed the Progressive Movement, World War I, and the Roaring Twenties.

Explores the environmental issues created by the advent of the railroad and steam engine, the development of large corporations, and the growth of cities between 1870 and 1910.

Covers events in the history of the United States from isolationism to expansionism; the purchase of Alaska; federal Native American policies; the Spanish American War; the Panama Canal; dollar diplomacy and intervention in Latin America; and the Open Door Policy.

Readers examine American history between the end of the Civil War and the end of World War I, considering in depth both the imperialist and progressive influences that heralded the countrys future position as a major force on the international stage.

Presents an overview of the important events in U.S. history from 1880-1917, covering the captains of industry, the Spanish-American War, World War I, and more.

Primary source materials present life on the Western frontier, urbanization, immigration, social reformers, and contemporary technology.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on notable people, events, ideas, organizations, and movements in the history of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, from 1877 to 1920, and includes an introduction to the period, thematic essays, and a selection of documents.

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.