20th Century American History Our Times 3 Paperback Volumes by Mark Sullivan

Description: Our Times - History of the United States from the 1890s through the 1920s. 3 volumes of a 6-volume trade paperback set. by Mark Sullivan. 1971. 6 by 9 inches. "One of the American writers who employed the new approach to the writing of history was the well-known journalist, Mark Sullivan. In 1923 Sullivan signed a contract with Charles Scribner's Sons to write a history of the United States during the first 25 years of the 20th century. "'It is not going to be a history in the usual formal sense, for it is designed to be more a history of the people than merely of politicians, statesmen and wars.' In the first volume, which appeared in 1926, the author stated that his purpose was 'to follow an average American through this quarter century of his country's history...'" 1. Volume I - The Turn of the Century. 610 pages. First copyright 1926. Renewed 1954. Sample contents:* The Turn of the Century* America in 1900* Roosevelt Gets His Start* Forces That Gave Rise to Unrest* The Nineties* Roosevelt Becomes President* The Automobile Emerges* 1901, 1902, 1903 2. Volume II - America Finding Herself. 668 pages. First copyrighted 1927. Renewed 1955. Sample contents:* The American Mind* The American Common School* A Dude Enters Politics - Teddy Roosevelt* From Old to New Industry* Oil* Wall Street Tries to Get Rid of Roosevelt* The Crusade for Pure Food* The Airplane Emerges 3. Volume III - Pre-War America 586 pages. First copyrighted 1930. Renewed 1958. Sample contents:* An American Dynasty* Melodrama in High Places* Roosevelt's Power* The Railroad Rate Fight* Popular Songs* 1906, 1907, 1908 Note: On the back cover of the books there are six (6) volumes listed. A set of those six on the used book market is selling for $80. Thank you!

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