Presidents from Hayes through McKinley, 1877-1901: Debating the Issues in Pro and Con Primary Documents (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313317125)

This resource of primary documents and commentary spans the Hayes and McKinley administrations, selecting and describing five to ten of the foremost issues of the day. The actual texts of the presidents' positions, along with the opposing viewpoints, are presented. Helpful background information and commentary clarifies the primary sources, accurately depicting this dynamic time in the country's past and providing an invaluable resource to any student of American history.

The period from 1877 to 1901 marked the end of one United States-a country still reeling from the Civil War, a divided nation of Reconstruction, a land of economic depression, sectional hostility, and governmental corruption. A new United States was emerging. It was an empire, an international power that both negotiated with and fought against European nations with great success, and a country with a rebounding economy, vigorous industry, and restored faith. During this Gilded Age, the nation expanded as settlers moved west and displaced native populations. Immigrants entered at the highest rate in the country's history. Geographic expansion gave rise to mighty railroads, and industrial expansion brought corporations, company towns, and monopolies. This unprecedented industrialism bolstered urban growth, yet economic hardships afflicted rural countrysides. Labor and agrarian interests organized.

Author: Amy Sturgis
ISBN-10: 0313317127
ISBN-13: 9780313317125
Publisher: Greenwood
Language: English
Published: 11/30/2003
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 9.54h x 6.12w x 0.85d

Review Citation(s):
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2004 pg. 349
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2004 pg. 60