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America Ascendant - by Sean Dennis Cashman (Paperback)

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  • Traces the development of American industrial power and the hurdles that threatened the country's ascendenceC A lively tour of the United States in the first half of the twentieth century, America Ascendant traces the development of America's tremendous industrial power and its commercial deployment, at home and abroad.
  • Author(s): Sean Dennis Cashman
  • 561 Pages
  • Business + Money Management, Economic History

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Traces the development of American industrial power and the hurdles that threatened the country's ascendenceC

A lively tour of the United States in the first half of the twentieth century, America Ascendant traces the development of America's tremendous industrial power and its commercial deployment, at home and abroad. Emphasizing the contributions of those charismatic presidents who shaped the future of politics--Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt--the book also covers pioneers such as Henry Ford and the Wright brothers, whose technological contributions transformed societies the world over.

The book investigates the phenomena that threatened America's ascendance--the Great Red Scare of 1917-20 and the rout of organized labor, the Great Crash of 1929 and the searing depression years, and the apartheid policies that undermined American democratic ideals. Moreover, Sean Dennis Cashman sets the American story within the dramatic context of the rise and fall of political empires in Europe and Asia and two devastating world wars. Enriching the volume is an integrated account of the American cultural scene, replete with such figures as Ernest Hemingway, Frank Lloyd Wright, George Gershwin, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Charlie Chaplin, and D. W. Griffith.

Imaginatively conceived, America Ascendant once again reveals Sean Dennis Cashman's flair for bringing American history to life with all its triumphs, drama, and ambiguities.



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"A brilliant book in this competitive market. . . . an excellent synthesis of the history of the United States from Theodore Roosevelt's succession to the Presidency in 1901 to Franklin D. Roosevelt's death in 1945 or, actually, the end of the war in the Pacific. . . . [It] reads well and has a compelling fascination."--Francis M. Carroll, co-author of The Free and the Unfree
Dimensions (Overall): 9.96 Inches (H) x 7.02 Inches (W) x 1.67 Inches (D)
Weight: 2.44 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 561
Genre: Business + Money Management
Sub-Genre: Economic History
Publisher: New York University Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Sean Dennis Cashman
Language: English
Street Date: September 1, 1998
TCIN: 1002059692
UPC: 9780814715666
Item Number (DPCI): 247-22-8789
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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