In American business, the 1910s was the decade of organization. Across the country, large corporations sought ways to make their production more efficient. They hired managers in great numbers, and it was the manager's job to get employees to...

The 1920s were a turning point in the world of fashion. During the decade, fashion became an increasingly important symbol of a person's social status. Advances in technology made Americans' focus on fashion possible. For the first time...

Like the decade before it, the 1910s were characterized by a slow but steady modernizing trend. American society became more urban. People left rural areas for suburbs. Cities expanded thanks to the ease of travel provided by automobiles, buses, and...

Like much else in America during the first decade of the twentieth century, how Americans prepared and ate their meals was also changing. At the heart of these changes was the movement from preparation of food in the home from scratch, using primitive...

The history of the Americas is the collective history of North and South America, including Central America and the Caribbean. It begins with people migrating to these areas from Asia and possibly Oceania during the height of an Ice Age. These groups...

Hating America: A History. By Barry Rubin and Judith Colp Rubin. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004; pp xv + 307. $29.95. Barry and Judith Rubin clearly love America. It's the rest of the world they're not so sure about. Hating America...

Voice of America: A History. Alan L. Heil, Jr. New York: Columbia University Press, 2003. 538 pp. $37.50 pbk. Except for Cold War-inspired histories by Laurien Alexandre and Robert Pirsein, no books have been available that trace what some have called "America's best...