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Daily Life in Immigrant America, 1870-1920
June Granatir Alexander
Hardcover - $107.95
A compelling exploration of the daily lives of immigrants during the second "wave" - from 1870 to 1920.
Forbidden Signs : American Culture and the Campaign Against Sign Language
Douglas C. Baynton
Paperback - $38.95
FORBIDDEN SIGNS explores American culture from the mid-19th century to 1920 through the lens of one striking episode--the campaign led by Alexander Graham Bell and other prominent Americans to suppress the use of sign language among deaf people. The ...
Age of Betrayal : The Triumph of Money in America, 1865-1900
Jack Beatty
Hardcover - $47.95
In this passionate, gripping, often shocking history of wealth over commonwealth, Beatty has synthesized the research of a new generation of scholars to give a fresh look at the industrialization and politics that forged modern America.
The World's Columbian Exposition : The Chicago World's Fair of 1893
Norman Bolotin
Paperback - $35.95
A dazzling photographic history of the fair.
Beyond the Lines : Pictorial Reporting, Everyday Life, and the Crisis of Gilded Age America
Joshua Brown
Paperback - $48.95
""Beyond the Lines offers the most imaginative reading I have seen of 19th century visual journalism. The book illuminates in highly original ways how Gilded Age engravers both shaped and reflected popular views regarding race, ethnicity, and labor s ...
The Gilded Age : Perspectives on the Origins of Modern America
Charles W. Calhoun
Paperback - $59.95
Broad in scope, The Gilded Age brings together 16 original essays that offer lively syntheses of modern scholarship while making their own interpretive arguments. These engaging pieces allow students to consider the various societal, cultural and pol ...
New Spirits : Americans in the Gilded Age, 1865-1905
Rebecca Edwards
Paperback - $71.95
The Gilded Age is one of the most crucial periods in American history. During this era, Americans found themselves no longer living in a rural republic, but rather in an industrial world power. It was a time when the nation had to redefine itself and ...
Bourgeois Nightmares : Suburbia, 1870-1930
Robert M. Fogelson
Hardcover - $69.95
An eminent urban historian uncovers the long-neglected history of the restrictive covenants that played a pivotal role in shaping America's suburbs