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One hundred percent American One hundred percent American Thomas R. Pegram In the 1920s, a revived Ku Klux Klan burst into prominence as a self-styled defender of American values, a magnet for white Protestant community formation, and a would-be force in state and national … OL15917268W
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 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
The 1930s (1930-1939) The 1930s (1930-1939) Michael Shally-Jensen, editor Defining Documents offers a broad range of historical documents on important authors and subjects in American history, with primary source documents, in-depth analysis, and comprehensive lesson plans… OL17099739W
Social History of the United States Social History of the United States Daniel J. Walkowitz,Daniel E. Bender This ten-volume encyclopedia explores the social history of 20th-century America in rich, authoritative detail, decade by decade, through the eyes of its everyday citizens. Spanning ten volumes and f… OL17101288W
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
The Homefront The Homefront Franklin D. Mitchell,Mark Jonathan Harris Includes primary sources on defense workers, women during the war, conscientious objectors, scrap metal collection and recycling, racial issues on the homefront, and civil defense. OL18245521W
A square meal A square meal Jane Ziegelman "From the author of the acclaimed 97 Orchard and her husband, a culinary historian, an in-depth exploration of the greatest food crisis the nation has ever faced--the Great Depression--and how it tra… OL19663864W
Daily lives of civilians in wartime modern America Daily lives of civilians in wartime modern America David Stephen Heidler In post-Civil War America, civilians were ordinarily far-removed from the actual fighting. War brought about tremendous and far-reaching changes to America's society, politics, and economy nonetheles… OL19664912W
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
The forgotten man The forgotten man Amity Shlaes This imaginative illustrated edition brings to life one of the most devastating periods in our nation's history--the Great Depression--through the lives of American people, from politicians and worke… OL19982184W
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
Kids during the Great Depression Kids during the Great Depression Lisa A. Wroble Discusses the social and economic climate of the Great Depression as it related to the life and daily activities of children. OL2619307W
Banquet at Delmonico's Banquet at Delmonico's Barry Werth In Banquet at Delmonico's, Barry Werth, the acclaimed author of The Scarlet Professor, draws readers inside the circle of philosophers, scientists, politicians, businessmen, clergymen, and scholars w… OL2719749W
American photographs American photographs Walker Evans "More than any other artist, Walker Evans invented the images of an essential America that we have long accepted as fact, American Photographs, first published by The Museum of Modern Art in 1938, is… OL35158W
Pushing the Limits Pushing the Limits Elaine Tyler May Discusses the role of women during World War II and in the postwar years of both expanding and contracting opportunities for them, as many sought their rightful place as full American citizens. OL3517565W
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
The Promise of American Life The Promise of American Life Herbert Croly "The Promise of American Life was first published in 1909. It had an immediate and extensive influence on what social historians call the Progressive Era. At the dawn of the New Deal Era, Felix Frank… OL8730039W
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