On the Edge

Life at the start of an American century; the politics of progressive reform, 1896-1912; Wilsonian reform and global order, 1912-1920; the New Era and the advent of modern society; the rise and fall of Republican consensus, 1920-1932; Roosevelt, the New Deal, and domestic security; World War II - People's Crusade, global security; the promise of postwar affluence; Truman, the Cold War, and anticommunist mission, 1945-1952; the Eisenhower consensus, 1952-1960; Kennedy, Johnson, and liberal activism, 1960-1968; Nixon, Ford, and Carter - the embattled presidency, 1968-1980; global economy and domestic culture wars; Reagan, Bush, and Clinton - political realignment, 1980-1996.