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Theodore Roosevelt giving a speech in Waterville, Maine, 1902. (GLC06449.22)

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The Square Deal: Theodore Roosevelt and the Themes of Progressive Reform

Progressivism arrived at a moment of crisis for the United States. As the...

Panorama of Chicago, ca. 1906, Universale View Co., Philadelphia, PA (LOC)

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The Transnational Nature of the Progressive Era

In teaching the era of progressive reforms, it is hard to resist the temptation to focus on the two progressive presidents. Theodore...

Teddy Roosevelt in the Rough Riders, ca. 1898. (GLC07002.39)

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Theodore Roosevelt: The Making of a Progressive Reformer

Theodore Roosevelt’s interesting life often tempts biographers to write about him with the history left...

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“The Politics of the Future Are Social Politics”: Progressivism in International Perspective

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Photograph of Edison Machine Works in New York City, 1881. (GLC07616.05)

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Edison’s Laboratory

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The Empire Builders, by Bernarda Bryson, the Resettlement Administration (LOC)

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Entrepreneurs and Bankers: The Evolution of Corporate Empires

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Cornelius Vanderbilt, ca. 1865. (GLC05151)

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Robber Barons or Captains of Industry?

On February 9, 1859, Henry J. Raymond, editor of the New York Times, said something strange about Cornelius Vanderbilt. Raymond...

Teenager operating machinery, 1913, by Lewis Hine. (LC-DIG-nclc-04898)

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History Times: The Industrial Revolution

A Changing Nation

The second half of the nineteenth century can be described as a time of...

Joining of the rails, May 10, 1869, by Andrew Russell (GLC04481.04)

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Transcontinental Railroads: Compressing Time and Space

Many of our modern clichés about the impact of technology,...

The County Election, based on a painting by George C. Bingham, 1854. (Gilder Leh

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Winning the Vote: A History of Voting Rights

Voting Rights on the Eve of the Revolution

The basic principle that governed voting in colonial America was that voters should have a “stake in society.”...