The Rise of Industrial America
A history of America between 1876 & 1901 focuses on the influence of new scientific ideas, such as evolution & the growing conflicts between business & labor.
Indian affairs: the Sand Creek Massacre —
An Indian policy —
War in the southwest —
Scattered campaigns —
The end of the Indian wars —
The railroads —
The new technology —
The rise of the trusts —
The Darwinians —
The great strikes —
Progress and poverty —
The conditions of labor —
Unions —
Haymarket —
Free love —
From free thought to anarchism —
The James family —
The Adamses —
Immigration —
The promised land —
The city —
the new journalists —
Jane Addams and Hull House —
The Farmer's Revolt —
Politics —
Homestead —
1893 —
Coxey's army —
Pullman —
The election of 1896 —
Religion —
Education —
Blacks —
The women —
The empire of reform —
The literary scene —
American literature: women's division —
The arts —
The West —
North and South —
Sports —
The upper classes —
The new empire —
The end of the century —
Retrospections
- Author
- Page Smith
- Format
- hardcover
- Pages
- 1002
- Series
- A People's History
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Companies (NY et al.)
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 9780070585720
- Genres
- history
- Release date
- 1984
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