An edition of A fierce discontent (2002)
A fierce discontent
the rise and fall of the Progressive movement in America, 1870-1920
By Michael E. McGerr
Publish Date
2003
Publisher
Free Press
Language
eng
Pages
395
Description:
A chronicle of the Progressive movement discusses such events as the drive to check the growth of large corporations, the effort to redefine the social class structure, the careers of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, and the rise in radicalism.
subjects: American History, History, Politics and government, Progressive Era, Progressivism (United States politics), Social conditions, United states, history
People: Andrew Carnegie, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, J. P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, Josiah Strong, Lillian Wald, Mabel Dodge, Samuel Gompers, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodwrow Wilson
Places: United States