America in the Age of the Titans: The Progressive Era and World War I [Paperback]

Sean Dennis Cashman (Author)

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Publication Date: August 1, 1988 | ISBN-10: 0814714110 | ISBN-13: 978-0814714119 | Edition: 1St Edition

Detailing the events of the Progressive Era and World War I (1901-20), America in the Age of the Titans is the only interdisciplinary history covering this period currently available. The book contains the results of research into primary sources an drecent scholarship with an emphases on leading personalities and anecdotes about them. Sean Dennis Cashman's sequesl to America in the Gilded Age gives special attention to industry and inventions, and social and cultural history. He covers developments in science, technology, and industry; the Progressive movement and the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt, immigration, the new woman, and labor, including the Industrial Workers of the World and the Great Red Scare; the transportation and communications revolution in radio and motion pictures; the cultural contribuation of artists, architects, and creatice writers; and America's foreign policies across the world. Written in a lively, accessible style with over sixty illustrations, this book is an excellent introduction to these momentous years. It provides an assessment of the contributions of the titans - political, scientific, and industrial.

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Sean Dennis Cashman is the author of various popular books on American history, most recently the third edition of his classic America in the Gilded Age, also available from NYU Press.

Product Details

• Paperback: 624 pages
• Publisher: NYU Press; 1St Edition edition (August 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0814714110
• ISBN-13: 978-0814714119
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.3 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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This review is from: America in the Age of the Titans: The Progressive Era and World War I (Paperback)

Cashman explores rhelms where few dare to dread. While most survey type books cover only the accomplishments of presidents, Cashman uncovers the feats by inventors, women, minorites,etc. This book would make an excellent undergraduate text to give one a broad understanding of the turn of the century.