Turn of the Century: Our Nation One Hundred Years Ago
- ISBN-10
- 0525674330
- ISBN-13
- 9780525674337
- Series
- Turn of the Century
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 134
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Publisher
- Dutton Juvenile
- Author
- Nancy Smiler Levinson
Description
Describes what the United States was like one hundred years ago, focusing on the railroad, technology, business, labor, immigration, city life, the lives of Blacks, the family, the West, and world politics
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