2nd Edition

America in the Progressive Era, 1890–1917

By Lewis L. Gould, Courtney Q. Shah Copyright 2021
140 Pages
by Routledge

140 Pages
by Routledge

140 Pages
by Routledge

Now in its second edition, America in the Progressive Era, 1890–1917 provides a readable, analytical narrative of the emergence, influence, and decline of the spirit of progressive reform that animated American politics and culture around the turn of the twentieth century. Covering the turbulent 1890s to the American entry into World War I, the text examines the political, social, and... Read more

PART I: Background  1. The roots of progressive change  PART II: Analysis  2. Progressivism emergent  3. The rising tide of progressive reform  4. Progressivism at its height  5. The limits of progressivism  PART III: Documents

Biography

Lewis L. Gould is Eugene C. Barker Centennial Professor Emeritus in American History at the University of Texas at Austin, USA.

Courtney Q. Shah is a history instructor at Lower Columbia College in Washington, USA. Her research interests include the Progressive Era, gender, medicine, race, and sexuality.