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America in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era

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Witness the transformation of the United States from a war-torn nation to a global leader in this fascinating overview of six profoundly innovative decades.

Syllabus

  • 01: 1865: “Bind up the Nation's Wounds”
  • 02: The Reconstruction Revolution
  • 03: Buffalo Bill Cody and the Myth of the West
  • 04: Smokestack Nation: The Industrial Titans
  • 05: Andrew Carnegie: The Self-Made Ideal
  • 06: Big Business: Democracy for Sale?
  • 07: The New Immigrants: A New America
  • 08: Big Cities: The Underbelly Revealed
  • 09: Popular Culture: Jazz, Modern Art, Movies
  • 10: New Technology: Cars, Electricity, Records
  • 11: The 1892 Homestead Strike
  • 12: Morals and Manners: Middle-Class Society
  • 13: Mrs. Vanderbilt's Gala Ball
  • 14: Populist Revolt: The Grangers and Coxey
  • 15: Rough Riders and the Imperial Dream
  • 16: No More Corsets: The New Woman
  • 17: Trust-Busting in the Progressive Era
  • 18: The 1911 Triangle Fire and Reform
  • 19: Theodore Roosevelt, Conservationist
  • 20: Urban Reform: How The Other Half Lives
  • 21: The 17th Amendment: Democracy Restored
  • 22: Early Civil Rights: Washington or Du Bois?
  • 23: Over There: A World Safe for Democracy
  • 24: Upheaval and the End of an Era
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Edward T. O'Donnell

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