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Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, Jim Crow laws, the Model T Ford, and Madame Curie, all of these were part of this decade, a time when the United States was transformed from a rural country to an industrial power with booming cities. Stephen Feinstein describes the people, events,... Read Full Overview

For the first time ever, human beings were in control of their environment. Airplanes, trains, and the first diesel engines let people go faster and farther than ever before. The birth of modern art and sound recording promised new cultural heights, while the invention of jazz... Read Full Overview