The Emergence of Modern America

Covering six decades that shaped modern America--from the post-Civil War Reconstruction era (a time that Mark Twain coined the “gilded age” in 1873) to Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 1933 New Deal (an attempt to bring the formerly “gilded” country out of the Great Depression)--each 30-minute episode in the four-volume The Emergence of Modern America set, from the acclaimed Just the Facts series, examines the major social, cultural, and historical driving forces in “The Gilded Age,” “The Progressive Era,” “The Roaring Twenties,” and “The Great Depression.” Chronicling new developments in business and industrialization, transportation, labor, immigration, and politics, this fast-paced set combines newsreel and archival footage together with informative narrative to help viewers understand what life was like for various classes of society, as well as the evolving values that spurred the decision makers of the day. Great for junior high and high school use, as well as freshman-level college students looking for a quick review, and general history buffs, this is highly recommended. Aud: J, H, C, P. (L. Stevens)