Surprise Castle
America in the Age of the Titans: The Progressive Era and World War I

America in the Age of the Titans: The Progressive Era and World War I - Paperback

$43.99
Quantity
01

Pay over time for orders over $35.00 with

Availability:In StockContributor:Sean Dennis CashmanPublish date:1988-08-01Pages:622
Language:EnglishPublisher:New York University PressISBN-13:9780814714119ISBN-10:814714110UPC:9780814714119Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:20th CenturySize:8.90 x 5.90 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.7527Product ID:SC2521WWXS

Detailing the events of the Progressive Era and World War I (1901-20), America in the Age of the Titans is the only interdisciplinary history covering this period currently available. The book contains the results of research into primary sources an drecent scholarship with an emphases on leading personalities and anecdotes about them. Sean Dennis Cashman's sequesl to America in the Gilded Age gives special attention to industry and inventions, and social and cultural history. He covers developments in science, technology, and industry; the Progressive movement and the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt, immigration, the new woman, and labor, including the Industrial Workers of the World and the Great Red Scare; the transportation and communications revolution in radio and motion pictures; the cultural contribuation of artists, architects, and creatice writers; and America's foreign policies across the world. Written in a lively, accessible style with over sixty illustrations, this book is an excellent introduction to these momentous years. It provides an assessment of the contributions of the titans - political, scientific, and industrial.

Language:EnglishPublisher:New York University PressISBN-13:9780814714119ISBN-10:814714110UPC:9780814714119Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:20th CenturySize:8.90 x 5.90 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.7527Product ID:SC2521WWXS
Cashman, Sean Dennis: - Sean Dennis Cashman is the author of various popular books on American history, most recently the third edition of his classic America in the Gilded Age, also available from NYU Press.
Publisher: New York University Press

Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Returns accepted within 30 days of purchase.

Recently Viewed

View All