American Reformers, 1870-1920: Progressives in Word and Deed

by Steven L. Piott

Book Overview

In this new work, historian Steven L. Piott explores the fascinating and provocative lives of twelve influential American reformers placed in the historical context of the Gilded Age, Populist and Progressive eras. From Ida B. Wells to Louis Brandeis, Jane Addams to Charles Macune, Piott examines the diversity of ideas and approaches that characterized this dynamic period in American history.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 074252762X
• ISBN13: 9780742527621
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"