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The American heritage history of the confident years / by the editors of American heritage. Editor in charge: Ralph K. Andrist. Narrative: Francis Russell. Pictorial commentary: Michael Harwood.
LIBRA E661 .R95
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Russell, Francis, 1910-1989.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--History--1865-1921.
- United States.
- History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 400 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 29 cm
- Other Title:
- Confident years.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : American Heritage Pub. Co., [1969]
- Summary:
- America saw a period of exuberant growth, in population, industry and world prestige during the Confident years; The period between the Civil War and World War I.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Trial of a president
- Grant in the White House
- Rebels and reconstructors
- The politics of Boodle
- Faces of the west
- An era of expansion
- In rural America
- Rise of the tycoons
- A time for sports
- The return of the Democrats
- Builders and doers
- Unrest in the farm lands
- Avenue and alley
- Free silver and expansionism
- In the melting pot
- War with Spain
- Horseless carriage days
- America enters into the twentieth century
- Twilight on Elm Street.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Russell, Francis, 1910-1989. American heritage history of the confident years.
- ISBN:
- 0828100217
- 9780828100212
- OCLC:
- 52451
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