Progressive Century: The American Nation in Its Second Hundred YearsD. C. Heath, 1975 - 558 pages |
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... interest in gadgetry , an interest that relieved the tedium of an isolated existence . A remarkable number of rural pleasures were , in fact , related to time . Foot racing pro- vided a simple , yet exciting form of athletic activity ...
... interest in gadgetry , an interest that relieved the tedium of an isolated existence . A remarkable number of rural pleasures were , in fact , related to time . Foot racing pro- vided a simple , yet exciting form of athletic activity ...
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... interest . " Roosevelt believed that he could understand the real interests of mine owners better than the mine ... interest al- ways took precedence over special interest and that , in serving the national interest , he had to stand ...
... interest . " Roosevelt believed that he could understand the real interests of mine owners better than the mine ... interest al- ways took precedence over special interest and that , in serving the national interest , he had to stand ...
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... interest when in reality it had benefited only specific interest groups . More important than the distribution of rewards , however , was the fact that the rationale for commercial expansion required a national commitment to protect ...
... interest when in reality it had benefited only specific interest groups . More important than the distribution of rewards , however , was the fact that the rationale for commercial expansion required a national commitment to protect ...
Contents
Times and Tensions of a Developing Industrial Society | 3 |
MAPS | 21 |
American Society at the End of an Era | 34 |
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| Title | Progressive Century: The American Nation in Its Second Hundred Years |
| Author | Paul W. Glad |
| Publisher | D. C. Heath, 1975 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 5 Jun 2006 |
| ISBN | 0669904074, 9780669904079 |
| Length | 558 pages |
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