1898-1919

A fictionalized account of ten-year-old Ethel Roosevelt's early experiences in the White House after her father, Theodore Roosevelt, becomes president in 1901.

Covers events in the history of the United States including the roots of progressivism; settlement houses and muckrakers; social justice and economic reform; city bosses and political reform; Progressive reform as national policy; Socialists and Wobblies; and the suffrage movement.

Examines the economic, social, political, and technological changes in America between 1865 and 1901 through the personal eyewitness accounts of those including Jane Addams, Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and William Jennings Bryan.

Presents the history of the United States's involvement in World War I through excerpts taken from letters, newspaper articles, speeches and songs dating from the period.

Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of the United States in the first decade of the twentieth century, including daily life, labor relations, the conservation movement, and transportation.

A history of the Gilded Age offers biographies of the period's leading figures, primary source documents, and coverage of places and terms to introduce industrialization in America, muckraking investigative journalism, and the era's legacy.

A diary account of thirteen-year-old Kathleen Bowen's life in Washington, D.C. in 1917, as she juggles concerns about the national battle for women's suffrage, the war in Europe, and her own school work and family. Includes a historical note.

Examines significant people and events in the history of the United States from 1900 through 1909, covering disasters, entertainment, trends, politics, the arts, science and technology, sports, society, economy, fashion, and activities. Includes a time line, glossary, and photographs.

Chronicles the lives of African-Americans from the turn of the twentieth century to the Great Depression.

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