S.J. KLEINBERG is Professor and Head of the Department of American Studies and History, Brunel University.

'That Kleinberg's history is driven by an economic picture may be the book's greatest usefulness for teachers, students and scholars, all of whom will find the writing accessible and the use of scholarly sources sound and current.' - Melanie S. Gustafson, H-Net 'There is a stylish synthesis of a tremendous amount of diverse work...it deserves to become the first port of call for any reader interested in the field.' - Times Literary Supplement

• IntroductionPART ONE: ANTE-BELLUM AMERICAEconomic Activity in Ante-Bellum AmericaFamily and Migration in the Era of DomesticityEducation and Culture in Ante-Bellum AmericaReligion, Reform and Politics in the Ante-Bellum EraPART TWO: THE INDUSTRIAL ERAWomen's Employment 1865-1920Family and Migration in the Industrial EraEducation and Culture 1865-1920Women and Reform in the Gilded Age and Progressive EraPART THREE: BOOM, BUST AND WAREconomic Activity during Boom, Bust and WarFamily and Migration 1920-1945Education and Culture 1920-1945Reform and Politics 1920-1945BibliographyIndex.

S.J. KLEINBERG is Professor and Head of the Department of American Studies and History, Brunel University.

'That Kleinberg's history is driven by an economic picture may be the book's greatest usefulness for teachers, students and scholars, all of whom will find the writing accessible and the use of scholarly sources sound and current.' - Melanie S. Gustafson, H-Net 'There is a stylish synthesis of a tremendous amount of diverse work...it deserves to become the first port of call for any reader interested in the field.' - Times Literary Supplement

• IntroductionPART ONE: ANTE-BELLUM AMERICAEconomic Activity in Ante-Bellum AmericaFamily and Migration in the Era of DomesticityEducation and Culture in Ante-Bellum AmericaReligion, Reform and Politics in the Ante-Bellum EraPART TWO: THE INDUSTRIAL ERAWomen's Employment 1865-1920Family and Migration in the Industrial EraEducation and Culture 1865-1920Women and Reform in the Gilded Age and Progressive EraPART THREE: BOOM, BUST AND WAREconomic Activity during Boom, Bust and WarFamily and Migration 1920-1945Education and Culture 1920-1945Reform and Politics 1920-1945BibliographyIndex.

S.J. KLEINBERG is Professor and Head of the Department of American Studies and History, Brunel University.

'That Kleinberg's history is driven by an economic picture may be the book's greatest usefulness for teachers, students and scholars, all of whom will find the writing accessible and the use of scholarly sources sound and current.' - Melanie S. Gustafson, H-Net 'There is a stylish synthesis of a tremendous amount of diverse work...it deserves to become the first port of call for any reader interested in the field.' - Times Literary Supplement

• IntroductionPART ONE: ANTE-BELLUM AMERICAEconomic Activity in Ante-Bellum AmericaFamily and Migration in the Era of DomesticityEducation and Culture in Ante-Bellum AmericaReligion, Reform and Politics in the Ante-Bellum EraPART TWO: THE INDUSTRIAL ERAWomen's Employment 1865-1920Family and Migration in the Industrial EraEducation and Culture 1865-1920Women and Reform in the Gilded Age and Progressive EraPART THREE: BOOM, BUST AND WAREconomic Activity during Boom, Bust and WarFamily and Migration 1920-1945Education and Culture 1920-1945Reform and Politics 1920-1945BibliographyIndex.