
The Gilded Age and Progressive Era
A Documentary Reader
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 9. February 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
344 pages
978-1-4443-3139-4 (ISBN)
Description
This volume presents documents that illustrate the variety of experiences and themes involved in the transformation of American political, economic, and social systems during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era (1870-1920).
* Includes nearly 70 documents which cover the period from the end of the Civil War and Reconstruction in the 1870s through World War I
* Explores the experiences of people during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era from a variety of diverse perspectives, including important political and cultural leaders as well as everyday individuals
* Charts the nationalization of American life and the establishment of the United States as a global power
* Introduces students to historical analysis and encourages them to engage critically with primary sources
* Introductory materials from the editors situate the documents within their historical context
* A bibliography provides essential suggestions for further reading and research
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 22.8 cm
Width: 15.2 cm
Thickness: 1.6 cm
Weight
440 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4443-3139-4 (9781444331394)
Schweitzer Classification
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Persons
William A. Link is Richard J. Milbauer Professor of History at the University of Florida. His publications include Roots of Secession: Slavery and Politics in Antebellum Virginia (2003) and Righteous Warrior: Jesse Helms and the Rise of Modern American Conservatism (2008).
Susannah J. Link is instructor in American history at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro.
Editor
University of Florida, USA
University of North Carolina - Greensboro, USA
Content
Series Editors' Preface
Acknowledgments to Sources
Introduction
Prelude: Mark Twain and the Gilded Age
Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner, from The Gilded Age, 1873
Part I: New Frontiers
Part II: Industrial Society
Part III: Social Conflict
Part IV: Reform
Part V: Imperialism and War
Further Reading
Index