Major Problems in the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era: Documents and Essays
- ISBN-10
- 0618042555
- ISBN-13
- 9780618042555
- Category
- History (General)
- Pages
- 485
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Author
- Leon Fink
Description
This text presents a carefully selected group of readings—on topics such as American capitalism and the Great War—that allow students to evaluate primary sources, test the interpretations of distinguished historians, and draw their own conclusions.
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