Cooper: Pivotal ∗decades∗ – The United States 1900 – 1920 (cloth) - Hardcover

Cooper, Jm

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393028062 ISBN 13: 9780393028065

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 1990

Synopsis

It was in the years of two of our greatest presidents--Roosevelt and Wilson--that the oval office was transformed into the center of power. Cooper's history shows us where we came from and sheds light on who we are. Illustrations and maps.

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Review:

A superb study, capturing the light and shade of the early twentieth century. . . . The quiet unobtrusive scholarship provides a mature compelling view of the Progressive years. Cooper's flowing text presents an integrated and persuasively complex picture of the period. . . . Masterfuly captures the ironies, subtleties, and characters. --Bernard Aspinwall"

From the Back Cover:

Contemporary America began in the first two decades of this century. These were the years in which two of our greatest presidents-- Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson--transformed the office into the center of power; in which the United States entered the world stage and fought its first overseas war; in which the government's proper role in the economy became a public question; and in which reform became an imperative for muckraking reporters, progressive politicians, social activists, and writers.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0393028062
• ISBN 13: 9780393028065
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 428