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This is who we were :

Physical details: x, 566 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm ISBN:1682173518; 9781682173510; 1682176371; 9781682176375.
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"Based on material from Grey House Publishing's Working Americans series by Scott Derks."

Includes bibliographical reference and index.

Essay on the 1900s. Introduction. SECTION ONE: PROFILES. 1900: Marguerite Globman, Inventor of the Streetcar Fender -- 1900: Ren�e "Frenchy" Trimbley, Marine First Sergeant, Boxer Rebellion -- 1900: Jerome Hill, Wealthy Bank Stockholder -- 1901: Liam Hanratty, Professional Cyclist -- 1901: Petros Bakolas, Shoe Factory Worker -- 1902: Mary Egan, 12-year-old Tenement Dweller -- 1903: Sarah O'Connell, Irish Nanny -- 1903: Edward Caufield, English Factory Manager -- 1903: Floyd Marioka, Japanese-American Methodist Choirmaster -- 1904: Lydia Ulrich, Archer -- 1904: Edna Shlake, 9-year-old Public School Student -- 1904: Jim Rosser, Farm Boy from Iowa -- 1905: Deirdre Mellane, 19-year-old Irish Servant -- 1905: Jake Hebert, Animal Conservationist -- 1905: Monty Mandell, Journeyman Piano Player -- 1907: Margaret Haley, Teacher and Organizer -- 1907: Jacob Heller, Wine Merchant -- 1907: Milton S. Hershey, Creator of Hershey's Chocolates -- 1908: Henry Wood, Improved Sales through Mail-Order Seed Catalog -- 1908: Harold Thompson, Bank Vice President -- 1909: Arthur Faswell, Composer of Native American Music -- 1909: Edward Pierson, Soft Drink Bottling Company Partner -- 1909: Peter Gargan, Irish Department Store Manager -- 1909: Nathan Federov, 15-year-old Car Enthusiast -- 1909: Anzia Ravage, Romanian Seamstress -- 1909: Giuseppe Giacometti, Italian Bookmaker -- 1909: Dwight Heald Perkins, Architect. SECTION TWO: HISTORICAL SNAPSHOTS. Early 1900s -- Mid 1900s -- Late 1900s. SECTION THREE: ECONOMY OF THE TIMES. Consumer Expenditures -- Annual Income -- Selected Prices -- Value of a Dollar Index 1860-2016. SECTION FOUR: ALL AROUND US—WHAT WE SAW, WROTE, READ & LISTENED TO. All Around Us—1900s. SECTION FIVE: CENSUS DATA. State-by-State Comparative Tables: 1900, 1910 and 2010 -- Thirteenth Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1910 -- Volume I: Population 1910 -- Indian Population in the United States and Alaska: 1910 -- Special Report: Demographic Trends in the 20th Century. Further Reading.

This is Who We Were: In the 1900s provides the reader with a deeper understanding of day to day life in America in the 1900s. this new series is sure to be of value as both a serious research tool for students of American history as well as an intriguing climb up America's family tree. The richly-illustrated text provides an interesting way to study a truly unique time in American history. -- Amazon.com

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