Books

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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 Scott Derks This Is Who We Were: In The 1920s is an offspring of our 13-volume Working Americans series. This new title is devoted to one decade -- the 1920s. It represents all classes, dozens of occupations, an… OL17075491W
This Is Who We Were in the 1940s - 1940-1949 This Is Who We Were in the 1940s - 1940-1949 Mars, Laura This is Who We Were: In the 1940s provides the reader with a deeper understanding of what life was like in America in 1940-1949 and how it compares statistically to life today. Using original materia… OL17213816W
The exchange artist The exchange artist Jane Kamensky This book recounts the story of Andrew Dexter, a chronically overleveraged real estate developer who engineered profound shifts in the economy and skyline of turbulent early America. Dexter built the… OL18159782W
Freedom from fear Freedom from fear David M. Kennedy Between 1929 and 1945, two great travails were visited upon the American people: the Great Depression and World War II. Freedom from Fear tells the story of how Americans endured, and eventually prev… OL1997094W
Children and youth during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era Children and youth during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era James Alan Marten "In the decades after the Civil War, urbanization, industrialization, and immigration marked the start of the Gilded Age, a period of rapid economic growth but also social upheaval. Reformers respond… OL19988443W
In search of justice In search of justice Guanhua Wang "Enraged by the harassment and humiliation of Chinese immigrants in the United States and by increasingly harsh U.S. exclusionary policies, activists in cities and small towns throughout China launch… OL6212810W
Bread and Roses Bread and Roses Milton Meltzer Uses original source material to portray the momentous changes that took place in American labor, industry, and trade-unionism following the Civil War. Focuses on the work environment in this early a… OL78973W