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192 pages : 27 cm The 125 events illustrate many of the happenings that have transformed America since 1900. Each event marks a milestone of change in realms such as science and technology, government, the nation's role in the world, the economy, the women's movement, or civil rights Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-189) and index Images of the Century -- A Nation Transformed: 1900-2000 -- The Events -- 1900 Cameras for All -- 1901 The Birth of U.S. Steel -- 1903 The First World Series -- First in Flight -- 1904 Ice Cream Cone Invented -- 1906 The San Francisco Earthquake -- Reforming an Industry -- 1907 The High Tide of Immigration -- 1909 Freud in America -- 1911 A Fiery Horror -- 1913 The Armory Show -- Ford's Assembly Line -- 1914 Around the World: Two Deaths Start a War -- 1915 A Movie Milestone -- 1916 Self-Service Shopping -- A Child Labor Law -- 1917 "The Yanks are Coming!" -- 1919 Around the World: A Dangerous Treaty -- 1920 The Babe -- Prohibition -- Woman Suffrage -- Commercial Radio -- 1921 Miss America -- 1922 Jazz Goes National -- 1925 Science on Trial -- Frozen Food -- 1927 Lucky Lindy -- The First Talkie -- 1929 The Great Crash -- 1931 A Towering Symbo

Author

the editors of Time-Life Books, Alexandria, Virginia

Publisher

Time Life+ Books Inc

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780965641579

Subjects

History, Humanities