Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-294) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: the Progressive Era -- Farmers and workers struggle for justice -- Progressive politics -- The changing city -- Women raise their political voice -- African Americans in the progressive age -- Literature in the progressive age -- Religion in the progressive age -- President Theodore Roosevelt takes on big business, big labor, and conservation -- Progressives and foreign policy -- Counterfactual essay: the election of 1896 -- Defining moments -- Perspectives essay -- Primary document essay -- Mary Haris "Mother" Jones -- Eugene V. Debs (1855-1926) -- Ray Stannard Baker -- Henry Flagler -- George Washington Plunkett of Tammany Hall -- Victoria Woodhull -- Randolph Bourne -- Jacob Riis describes life among the urban poor (1890) -- William Jennings Bryan: Cross of Gold Speech (1896) -- Progressive Party Platform (1912) -- Justice John Marshall Harlan's Dissent to Plessy vs. Ferguson Decision (1896) -- Booker T. Washington delivers the 1895 Atlanta Compromise Speech -- W.E.B. DuBois, The Philadelphia Negro (1899) -- Upton Sinclair exposes the meat industry (1906) -- Samuel McClure launches the Muckraking Era (1903) -- Lincoln Steffens, Shame of the Cities (1904) -- Carry Nation: crusader for temperance (1909) -- Walter Rauschenbusch calls for a new age of Christianity (1916) -- John Muir on the national parks (1901) -- Teddy Roosevelt on trusts (1901) -- Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (1911) -- Jane Addams on suffrage (1909) -- President Woodrow Wilson's joint address to Congress, leading to a declaration of war against Germany (1917) -- Eugene V. Debs defends freedom of speech and the working class (1918).
Summary:
"In addition to covering the major political events of the era, the guide provides profiles of prominent Progressive figures such as Eugene V. Debs, Mother Jones, Margaret Sanger, Jacob Riis, and W.E.B. DuBois. Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and the National Progressive Agenda are covered, as are the Muckrakers, the African American struggle for equal rights, the women's suffrage movement, and efforts to better the conditions of factory workers. The guide also details the rise of the American Empire as the United States took its place on the world stage. The most recent historiography is interwoven throughout. Offers an accessible overview of the Progressive Era that uniquely brings together a narrative, biographies, primary source materials, and analysis. Shares a new perspective on an era that is part of the core curriculum of American history. Provides context essential to appreciating the interests, ideas, and individuals responsible for shaping--or restricting--progressive thought and action. Acts as a research guide for high school and undergraduate students. Includes an annotated bibliography of print and online primary and secondary sources to encourage further study"--Publisher.
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