Witness the transformation of the United States from a war-torn nation to a global leader in this fascinating overview of six profoundly innovative decades.
Overview
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 01: 1865: "Bind up the Nation's Wounds"
- 02: The Reconstruction Revolution
- 03: Buffalo Bill Cody and the Myth of the West
- 04: Smokestack Nation: The Industrial Titans
- 05: Andrew Carnegie: The Self-Made Ideal
- 06: Big Business: Democracy for Sale?
- 07: The New Immigrants: A New America
- 08: Big Cities: The Underbelly Revealed
- 09: Popular Culture: Jazz, Modern Art, Movies
- 10: New Technology: Cars, Electricity, Records
- 11: The 1892 Homestead Strike
- 12: Morals and Manners: Middle-Class Society
- 13: Mrs. Vanderbilt's Gala Ball
- 14: Populist Revolt: The Grangers and Coxey
- 15: Rough Riders and the Imperial Dream
- 16: No More Corsets: The New Woman
- 17: Trust-Busting in the Progressive Era
- 18: The 1911 Triangle Fire and Reform
- 19: Theodore Roosevelt, Conservationist
- 20: Urban Reform: How The Other Half Lives
- 21: The 17th Amendment: Democracy Restored
- 22: Early Civil Rights: Washington or Du Bois?
- 23: Over There: A World Safe for Democracy
- 24: Upheaval and the End of an Era
Taught by
Edward T. O'Donnell
