The Human Tradition in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era

By (author) Ballard C. Campbell

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Publication date:

01 December 1999

Length of book:

231 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9781461710868

The period between 1870 and 1920 was one of the most dynamic in American history. This era witnessed the invention of the automobile, the establishment of women's suffrage, and the opening of the Panama Canal. While a time of great advancement, the Gilded Age and Progressive Era were also periods of uncertainty as Americans coped with corrupt politicians, unchecked big business, and a vast influx of immigrants. SR Books offers a new approach to this time period in its book The Human Tradition in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. This volume looks at the experiences of 13 people who contributed to the shaping of American culture and thought during this period. These concise accounts are written by leading historians and give students an intimate view of history. This is an excellent text for courses in American studies.

Chapter 1 Introduction by Ballard C. Campbell
Chapter 2 Carroll D. Wright, L'AbbÈ Jean-Baptiste Primeau, and French-Canadian Families
Chapter 3 James G. Blaine and the Republican Party Vision
Chapter 4 Ida B. Wells, Higher Law, and Community Justice
Chapter 5 Mary Lease and Sources of Populist Protest
Chapter 6 Richard Olney and the Pullman Strike
Chapter 7 Mary Harris Jones: Immigrant and Labor Activist
Chapter 8 Francis Newlands, Water for the West, and Progressivism
Chapter 9 Clelia Duel Mosher and the Change in Women's Sexuality
Chapter 10 Christy Mathewson and the National Pastime
Chapter 11 James Michael Curley and the Politics of Ethnic Resentment
Chapter 12 Hiram Johnson and the Dilemmas of California Progressivism
Chapter 13 William S. Sims: Naval Insurgent and Coalition Warrior
Chapter 14 Edith Wharton and the Spirit of Nobless Oblige

Professor Campbell's lucid introduction skillfully links a fascinating list of subjects together, showing how each relates to larger themes in Gilded Age-Progressive Era history. Students will find this book an engaging way to enter into a dialogue on the complex interplay of personality and context in American life.