The American West: A Modern History, 1900 To the Present

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Illustrations ix
• Preface xi
• Acknowledgments xv
• Introduction 1
• Chapter One - The Emerging Postfrontier Economy, 1900–1930 11
• Chapter Two - Politics of the Postfrontier Era, 1900–1930 54
• Chapter Three - Depression, New Deal, and War, 1930–1945 87
• Chapter Four - Social Patterns in the Modern West 120
• Chapter Five - Culture in the Modern West 170
• Chapter Six - The Modern Wesrern Economy 219
• Chapter Seven - Politics of the Modern Era, 1945–1987 264
• Chapter Eight - A New Western Generation, Mid-1980s–2005 295
• Bibliographical Essays 352
• Index 393

• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Illustrations ix
• Preface xi
• Acknowledgments xv
• Introduction 1
• Chapter One - The Emerging Postfrontier Economy, 1900–1930 11
• Chapter Two - Politics of the Postfrontier Era, 1900–1930 54
• Chapter Three - Depression, New Deal, and War, 1930–1945 87
• Chapter Four - Social Patterns in the Modern West 120
• Chapter Five - Culture in the Modern West 170
• Chapter Six - The Modern Wesrern Economy 219
• Chapter Seven - Politics of the Modern Era, 1945–1987 264
• Chapter Eight - A New Western Generation, Mid-1980s–2005 295
• Bibliographical Essays 352
• Index 393
• About the Authors 412