A Very Different Age
Americans of the Progressive Era
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Engineering, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century
| Author: | Steven J. Diner | ISBN: | 9781429927611 |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | Publication: | October 30, 1997 |
| Imprint: | Hill and Wang | Language: | English |
| Author: | Steven J. Diner |
| ISBN: | 9781429927611 |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Publication: | October 30, 1997 |
| Imprint: | Hill and Wang |
| Language: | English |
The early twentieth century was a time of technological revolution in the United States. New inventions and corporations were transforming the economic landscape, bringing a stunning array of consumer goods, millions of additional jobs, and ever more wealth. Steven J. Diner draws on the rich scholarship of recent social history to show how these changes affected Americans of all backgrounds and walks of life, and in doing so offers a striking new interpretation of a crucial epoch in our history.
The early twentieth century was a time of technological revolution in the United States. New inventions and corporations were transforming the economic landscape, bringing a stunning array of consumer goods, millions of additional jobs, and ever more wealth. Steven J. Diner draws on the rich scholarship of recent social history to show how these changes affected Americans of all backgrounds and walks of life, and in doing so offers a striking new interpretation of a crucial epoch in our history.
