Intended as a reference source for American social history, this volume discusses the people, events and ideas of the period 1900-1909. After an introductory overview and chronology, subject chapters follow with subject-specific timelines and alphabetically arranged entries.

Intended as a reference source for American social history, this volume discusses the people, events and ideas of the 1940s. After an introductory overview and chronology, subject chapters follow with subject-specific timelines and alphabetically arranged entries.

Provides fresh insight into the decade's most important events, people, and issues.

Intended as a reference source for American social history, this volume discusses the people, events and ideas of the period 1900-1909. After an introductory overview and chronology, subject chapters follow with subject-specific timelines and alphabetically arranged entries.

A look at American civilization by decade covers history, politics, law, economics, culture, sports, social trends, and important people.

This reference documents and analyzes periods of contemporary American social history such as the roaring twenties, the depression years, World War II, and the 60s. There are 10 volumes altogether and each includes: a chronology of the decade; subject chapters with background essays; subject-specific chronologies and alphabetically arranged items depicting the people, ideas, and facts important during that period.

Contemporary American began in the first two decades of this century. These were the years in which two of our greatest presidents—Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson—transformed the office into the center of power; in which the United States entered the world stage and fought its first overseas war; in which the government's proper role in the economy became a public question; and in which reform became an imperative for muckraking reporters, progressive politicians, social activists, and writers. It was a golden age in American politics, when fundamental ideas were given compelling expression by thoughtful candidates. It was a trying time, however, for many Americans, including women who fought for the vote, blacks who began organizing to secure their rights, and activists on the Left who lost theirs in the first Red Scare of the century. John Cooper's panoramic history of this period shows us where we came from and sheds light on where we are.