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Through the first decade of the twentieth century, Americans looked upon industrial accidents with callous disregard, they were accepted as an unfortunate but necessary adjunct to industrial society. A series of mine disasters in December 1907 (including one in Monongah, West Virginia, which took a toll of 361 lives) shook the public, at least temporarily, out of its lethargy. In this award-winning study, author William Graebner traces the dev...

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A very successful book for two decades, the fourth edition continues its tradition of excellence. Using primary and secondary source material and numerous photographs and illustrations, this book seeks to present history through a broad perspective. Incorporating the traditional approach, centered on politics, economics, diplomacy, and war with the modern approach, including social aspects of women and children, the poor and economically margi...

Argues that the so-called Youth culture was really a variety of 'disparate subcultures, united by age but in conflict over class, race, ethnicity, and gender'. This title shows how Buffalo teenagers were products of diverse and often antagonistic subcultures. It examines the ways in which adults educators sought to contain this generation.

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