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History, Am.: 20th C.



link to catalog page BOURGEOIS, All Things Human

All Things Human

Henry Codman Potter and the Social Gospel in the Episcopal Church

Author: Michael Bourgeois
Pub Date: January 2004

First in depth study of the 6th Episcopal Bishop of New York and prominent voice in the Social Gospel movement   learn more...

link to catalog page BRUNNER, Cold War Poetry Author: Edward Brunner
Pub Date: Cloth: ; Paper: 2004

A probing re-examination of many of the “mainstream” and almost forgotten poets of the 1950s   learn more...

link to catalog page PLECK, Domestic Tyranny

Domestic Tyranny

The Making of American Social Policy against Family Violence from Colonial Times to the Present

Author: Elizabeth Pleck
Pub Date: 2004

Chronicling the rise and demise of legal, feminist, and medical campaigns against domestic violence from colonial times to the present   learn more...

link to catalog page AGNEW, From Charity to Social Work

From Charity to Social Work

Mary E. Richmond and the Creation of an American Profession

Author: Elizabeth N. Agnew
Pub Date: January 2004

Examination of the development of modern social work from its roots in late 19th Century charity through the 1920’s, focusing on the life and leadership of Mary E. Richmond. Highlights the important role of charity organization philosophy in the transformation from voluntary charity to professional social work.   learn more...

link to catalog page ZINGG, Harry Hooper

Harry Hooper

An American Baseball Life

Author: Paul J. Zingg
Pub Date: Cloth: ; Paper: 2004

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link to catalog page STRAW, High Mountains Rising

High Mountains Rising

Appalachia in Time and Place

Author: Edited by Richard A. Straw and H. Tyler Blethen
Pub Date: 2004

A collection of 14 original essays covering the major issues in Appalachian history and culture   learn more...

link to catalog page LAY, The Invisible Empire in the West

The Invisible Empire in the West

Toward a New Historical Appraisal of the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s

Author: Edited by Shawn Lay
Pub Date: 2004

An unusual appraisal of the Ku Klux Klan’s strong links to mainstream society and its role as a medium of corrective civic action   learn more...

link to catalog page REUTTER, Making Steel

Making Steel

Sparrows Point and the Rise and Ruin of American Industrial Might

Author: Mark Reutter
Pub Date: 2004

An expanded and updated edition featuring 26 pages of photos, an author's preface, and a new chapter detailing the devastating effects of Bethlehem Steel's bankruptcy titled "The Discarded American Worker"   learn more...

link to catalog page ADDAMS, My Friend, Julia Lathrop Author: Jane Addams
Pub Date: 2004

The biography of one Jane Addams' best friends, written after Julia Lathrop’s death   learn more...

link to catalog page HUGHES, Myths America Lives By Author: Richard T. Hughes
Pub Date: Cloth: ; Paper: 2004

Exploring the history of the myths that define American identity, the ways many Americans have absolutized those myths, and the ways African Americans and other dissenters have exposed those myths for their discriminatory dimensions   learn more...

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