1898-1919

Chronicles the years of World War I and discusses its impact on American society, including workers, women, and African-Americans.

Offers an in-depth analysis at what it meant to be an American in the Gilded Age, exploring the contradictions that seemed to define the era and their impact on the lives of everyday citizens.

Tells the life story of Theodore Roosevelt and presents nearly eighty speeches, letters, pieces of legislation, court decisions, and other documents related to his early years, campaigns and elections, administration policies and crises, relationships with the Cabinet and other government bodies, and his retirement years.

A biography of Theodore Roosevelt, discussing his early life, his first marriage, his devotion to nature and conservation, his family, and his military and political careers.

Examines American life from 1876 to 1913, providing information about the climate, natural history, geography, Native Americans, the economy, population, religion, government, cities, prominent people, education, culture, and crime during the Victorian era.

Presents important people, places, events, discoveries and inventions in United States history as well as focusing on social, political, and cultural factors specific to America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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.

Captioned photos and accompanying text describe the United States during the first decade of the twentieth century.

Discusses the recovery and development of the United States after the devastation of the Civil War, with attention to the discovery of gold in the West, the building of the Transcontinental Railroad, the surge of immigration, and America's emergence as a world power in the twentieth century.

Examines significant people and events in the history of the United States during the 1910s, covering disasters, entertainment, trends, politics, the arts, science and technology, sports, society, economy, fashion, and activities. Includes a time line, glossary, and photographs.