(Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History) 1st Edition
by Katherine A.S. Sibley (Editor)
With the analysis of the best
scholars on this era, 29 essays demonstrate how academics then and now
have addressed the political, economic, diplomatic, cultural, ethnic,
and social history of the presidents of the Republican Era of 1921-1933 -
Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover.
- This is the first
historiographical treatment of a long-neglected period, ranging from
early treatments to the most recent scholarship
- Features review
essays on the era, including the legacy of progressivism in an age of
“normalcy”, the history of American foreign relations after World War I,
and race relations in the 1920s, as well as coverage of the three
presidential elections and a thorough treatment of the causes and
consequences of the Great Depression
- An introduction by the
editor provides an overview of the issues, background and historical
problems of the time, and the personalities at play
