Sean Dennis Cashman

I bought this book to fill in some gaps in my knowledge. Written in the 90's it draws from many of the revisionist views of this period, and rightly so. It's very textbookish, but certainly leaves open some avenues for further exploration.

It does cover the major themes of the period-growth of business, combination and the growth of trusts, development of labor unions, some nice insight into American art and the development of culture, agrarian revolt and the rise of Theodore Roosevelt.

You won't find any exciting prose or special insights here, but it's a worthwhile general history.… (altro)