Time of Paradox

Glen Jeansonne is professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He is the author of Women of the Far Right: The Mothers' Movement and World War II, Transformation and Reaction: America, 1921–1945, and Gerald L. K. Smith: Minister of Hate.

• Part I: An Era of Awakening, 1900–1919Chapter 1: TR, Taft, and the Progressive ImpulseChapter 2: America Looks Outward, 1900–1912Chapter 3: Nations Within: The Experiences of Immigrants, Minorities, and WorkersChapter 4: A Cultural Awakening, 1900–1919Chapter 5: Wilson, Reform, and the Coming of WarChapter 6: From World War to Lost PeacePart II: An Era of Trial and Triumph, 1920–1945Chapter 7: The 1920s: Decade of Fear, Decade of ExcessChapter 8: Republicanism from Prosperity to the Great DepressionChapter 9: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New DealChapter 10: Culture: Revolt and RetreatChapter 11: Interwar DiplomacyChapter 12: World War II: Home Front and Battlefront, 1941–1945

Superbly written, Jeansonne's unique approach views American life as an ongoing experiment and unfolding paradox. Balanced and inclusive, the author tackles difficult issues with a subtle touch. Readers will enjoy inserts that provide brief biographies of key personalities, the famous and infamous.