1898-1919

"A character-driven look at a pivotal period in American history, 1917-1920: the tumultuous home front during WWI and its aftermath, when violence broke out across the country thanks to the first Red Scare, labor strife, and immigration battles"--Provided by publisher.

Looks at the history and social conditions of the United States between 1876 and 1912 which was also known as The Gilded Age.

An introduction to progressivism that focuses on how it helped revise the ways Americans organized themselves and confronted important social issues.

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

Presents biographical profiles of twenty-five significant figures of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era in such areas as politics, science, social activism, and entertainment.

Presents overviews of such aspects of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era as industrialization, immigration, westward expansion, and invention, and includes a time line and a glossary.

Three remarkable families' lives become entwined with Henry Ford, Harry Houdini, J.P. Morgan, Theodore Dreiser, Sigmund Freud, and Emiliano Zapata at the turn of the century. Includes commentary and deleted scenes.

Chronicles the evolution of the United States over the course of the twentieth-century, focusing on daily life during the 1900s, and looking ahead to the changes to come.

Chronicles the evolution of the United States over the course of the twentieth-century, focusing on events from 1914 to 1919, as people struggled to deal with the shock of World War I, and the country emerged as a world power.

"What was it like to live through World War I? What events encouraged the United States to join the war? How were the lives of ordinary people affected? How did the war change the status of women and African Americans? Discover how a worldwide conflict affected America during the war and for decades to come, and learn the . . . benefits that came out of a tragic conflict"--Back cover.