A Companion to Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover
- ISBN-10
- 111883447X
- ISBN-13
- 9781118834473
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 616
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-07-22
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Author
- Katherine A.S. Sibley
Description
With the analysis of the best scholars on this era, 29 essaysdemonstrate how academics then and now have addressed thepolitical, economic, diplomatic, cultural, ethnic, and socialhistory of the presidents of the Republican Era of 1921-1933 -Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover. This is the first historiographical treatment of along-neglected period, ranging from early treatments to the mostrecent scholarship Features review essays on the era, including the legacy ofprogressivism in an age of “normalcy”, the history ofAmerican foreign relations after World War I, and race relations inthe 1920s, as well as coverage of the three presidential electionsand a thorough treatment of the causes and consequences of theGreat Depression An introduction by the editor provides an overview of theissues, background and historical problems of the time, and thepersonalities at play
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