Link The Gilded Age and Progressive Era

A Documentary Reader
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-27862-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 352 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History

This volume presents documents that illustrate the variety ofexperiences and themes involved in the transformation of Americanpolitical, economic, and social systems during the Gilded Age andProgressive Era (1870-1920).
* Includes nearly 70 documents which cover the period from theend of the Civil War and Reconstruction in the 1870s throughWorld War I
* Explores the experiences of people during the Gilded Age andProgressive Era from a variety of diverse perspectives, includingimportant political and cultural leaders as well as everydayindividuals
* Charts the nationalization of American life and theestablishment of the United States as a global power
* Introduces students to historical analysis and encourages themto engage critically with primary sources
* Introductory materials from the editors situate the documentswithin their historical context
* A bibliography provides essential suggestions for furtherreading and research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Link, William A.

Link, Susannah J.

Über Autor(innen)

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.