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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Rebirth of a Nation Rebirth of a Nation Jackson Lears In the half-century between the Civil War and World War I, widespread yearning for a new beginning permeated American public life. Dreams of spiritual, moral, and physical rebirth formed the foundati… OL14935869W
This is Who We Were This is Who We Were Scott Derks This is Who We Were: In the 1910s explores American life in the 1910s. This new series is sure to be of value as both a serious research tool for students of American history as well as an intriguing… OL17075477W
This is Who We Were This is Who We Were Grey House Publishing This new addition to the This is Who We Were series provides the reader with a deeper understanding of day-to-day life in America during the last two decades of the 19th century. Readers will uncover… OL17095511W
America's First Great Depression America's First Great Depression Alasdair Roberts For the first 50 years after achieving independence, Americans had every reason to believe theirs to be the most fortunate of nations. Then came the Panic of 1837, which caused a hopelessness rendere… OL17199366W
The Rise and Fall of American Growth The Rise and Fall of American Growth Gordon, Robert J. The trajectory and impetus of American growth from the end of the Civil War until now. OL17343962W
The death of Reconstruction The death of Reconstruction Heather Cox Richardson "Historians overwhelmingly have blamed the demise of Reconstruction on the South and on white Americans' persistent racism. Heather Cox Richardson argues instead that class, along with race, was crit… OL3348608W