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Title Handbook to life in America. Volume V, The age of reform, 1890 to 1920 / Rodney P. Carlisle, general editor.

Imprint New York : Facts on File, c2009.

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 CCQ - Lusail Female Library  E169.1    Available
Description xi, 291 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Series Handbook to life in America
Handbook to life in America.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction -- Family and daily life -- Material culture -- Social attitudes -- Cities and urban life -- Rural life -- Religion -- Education -- Science and technology -- Entertainment and sports -- Crime and violence -- Labor and employment --
Summary "The early 20th-century in America was characterized by technological advancements. Chief among these was the rapid replacement of horse-drawn vehicles by gasoline-powered cars, which necessitated a nationwide network of paved highways and filli
Subject Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
Prohibition -- United States.
World War, 1914-1918.
African Americans -- History.
Telephone -- United States -- History.
African Americans -- Segregation.
Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 -- United States.
Labor unions -- United States.
Indians of North America -- History.
Rural-urban migration -- United States.
Railroads -- United States -- History.
Chinese Americans -- History.
Automobiles -- United States -- History.
Families -- United States -- History.
Education -- United States -- History.
Technology -- United States -- History.
Amusements -- United States -- History.
National characteristics, American.
United States -- History -- 1865-1921.
United States -- Medicine -- History.
United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History.
United States -- Religion -- History.
United States -- Transportation -- History.
United States -- Politics and government.
United States -- Social conditions.
United States -- Civilization.
Added Author Carlisle, Rodney P.
Added Title Handbook to life in America. #5
Handbook to life in America, vol. 5
Handbook to life in America. Volume 5
Age of reform, 1890 to 1920
ISBN 9780816071784
0816071780