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The Spirit Of Reform
Great site to get a large number of links and primary documents.
Wonderful site featuring newspaper articles, transcripts from the trial, photographs and other resources on this tragedy from the early 20th century.
A quick biography of Thomas Nast, one of America's first muckrakers, as well as critical reviews and many of his works.
Ohio State offers a collection of political cartoons reflecting ideas of these eras.
Lyrics and really cheesy electronic reditions of some of the biggest hits of the early 20th century. Great for a study of popular culture.
This is the study guide and photographs of the material of Stanley Schultz, Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. They are very easy to use, have pictures, review questions, and brief outlines of important topics relateing to the progressive movement.
Tremendous number of links, documents, songs, and literature selections about this period.
The University of Kansas' study of the Progressive Period with links, photos, and other vital documents.
This online textbook provides links, primary document, and essays in addition to the text.
A good place to go for documents and a quick overview of the Progressive Era.
A good source for more information about the Progressive period.
A good source for more information about the growth of America as a world power.
The purpose of this web/library guide is to help the user gain a broad understanding of this decade of the twentieth century. A wide range of internet sources related to the cultural history of the time is provided: General Demographic Facts, Historic Events, Technology, Music, Movies, Fashions, Fads, Famous Persons and others. An interesting, enjoyable and educational site--a few links are no longer valid.
Very interesting site that offers statistics and facts about this period, including music, art and architecture, fashion and fads, Theatre, Film and Radio, and Books and Literature.
The entire text of this Progressive Era masterpiece is online.
Check out your family's history by visiting Ellis Island's records site.
View photographs of child labor by Lewis Hine.
View photographs of immigrants, child labor, and laborers by Lewis Hine.
View photographs of life in tenements as viewed through the camera of Jacob Riis, author of How the Other Half Lives.
View random photographs of immigrants, laborers, and tenements at the turn of the 20th century (be patient - it takes a while to load but is worth it)
Riis' book seeks to expose the situation in tenements though words and photographs. See the entire work here.
Check out literature of the time period without going to the library - the complete texts are online. This site allows you to search by author, subject, and title.
Full texts of many classic works of literature via the University of Pennsylvania.
Excellent site from which to get the full text of some of the United States history's most important works of literature.
A great site to start your research, Teachers Discovering History As Historians is set up by unit, with documents, multimedia, and hundreds of links.
The History Teacher is a comprehensive site from Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New York, dedicated to history teachers and students. Highly recommended as the first place to visit for research, instructional materials and recommended web sites related to all levels of American History and Government and Global Studies.
This site is simple to use and is set up in chronological order for any time period in US history. It will lead to primary documents, maps, journals, photos, biographies, and much more.
An outstanding site to get information on US presidents, as well as speeches and audio clips.
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