An examination of the social, economic, political, religious, and intellectual developments and controversies that helped shape modern America. Special attention is given to issues raised by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, science, and technology. The Labor, Populist, and Progressive movements are studied closely.
Death in the Haymarket: A Story of Chicago, the First Labor Movement, and the Bombing that Divided Gilded Age America by 
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by 
Oil, Wheat, and Wobblies: The Industrial Workers of the World in Oklahoma, 1905-1930 by 
Our Hearts Fell to the Ground: Plain Indian Views of How the West Was Lost by 
The Scarlet Sisters: Sex, Suffrage & Scandal in the Gilded Age by 
Southern Horrors and Other Writings: The Anti-lynching Campaign of Ida B. Wells, 1892-1900 by 