Julie Husband, PhD, is professor of American Literature at the University of Northern Iowa.Jim O'Loughlin, PhD, is professor of American Literature and creative writing at the University of Northern Iowa.

• Preface to the Second EditionIntroduction: The Global Context of Industrial AmericaChronologyGlossary1. Economic LifeIntroductionMajor Industry TransformationsTextilesSteelMeatpackingReconstruction and the SouthTaxation, Tariffs, and the "Money Question"The CityConclusion: Railroads and Economic LifeDocument: Isaac L. Peebles, "Politeness of Passengers on the Train," 1899Document: Jane Leary, "The Shoeworker of Lynn," Interview Conducted in 19392. Political LifeIntroductionReconstruction in the SouthMachine Politics in the NorthPolitical Policy Challenges and ResponsesThe Development of Social Welfare ProgramsBuilding Railroads and Building ResentmentConclusion: The Great Uprising of 1877Document: Frederick Douglass, "Lessons of the Hour," 1894Document: Benjamin R. Tillman, Speech to Congress, 19003. Material LifeIntroductionHousing and ClassFoodAlcohol and Drug ConsumptionDepartment Stores and Mail-Order CatalogsAdvertisingClothing and FashionLooking Backward and Consumer CultureDocument: Catherine Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe, "Pure Air," 1869Document: Edward Bellamy, Looking Backward, 1888Document: Theodore Dreiser, Carrie and the Department Store, 19004. Domestic LifeWomen's Work: The Ideology of Separate Spheres"Calling Her Women Together": Labor and Delivery in the HomeThe Creation of ChildhoodBringing up Baby in the Upper-Middle-Class HomeFlower Children and PlayPlay and Work among Urban, Working-Class ChildrenWorking-Class Children and Social ControlCourtship and MarriageWomen's Responsibilities: A Typical WeekWorking Out and Managing Domestic ServantsLife in Death and Death in Life: Mourning and FuneralsConclusionDocument: Annie Holmes Ricketson, Journal Excerpts, 1871–1874Document: Eunice Beecher, "Management of Infants," 18815. Intellectual LifeIntroduction: The Growth of Public NetworksThe Rise of Public Education SystemsWomen's EducationMedical Care: Industrial-Era Challenges and Limited ProgressThe Institutionalization of ScienceThe Growth of Print CultureNovels of the Industrial EraConclusionDocument: Zitkála-Šá, "The School Days of an Indian Girl," 1884Document: Jane Addams, Twenty Years at Hull-House, 19106. Recreational LifeIntroductionThe Class Contours of RecreationPhysical RecreationPublic AmusementsTraveling ShowsConclusion: The Golden Age of BicyclingDocument: I. G. Blanchard, "Eight Hours," 1878Document: Cyrus Edson, "Do We Live Too Fast?" 18927. Religious LifeIntroductionReligion in the Industrial EraProtestantismRoman CatholicismProtestant–Catholic ConflictJudaismNew Denominations and SectsReligious HolidaysCivic Life in the Industrial EraThe Black Church in the SouthDocument: Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health, 1875Document: Mark Twain, "Christian Science and the Book of Mrs. Eddy," 1899Conclusion: Not the Gilded AgeWorks CitedIndex