The Birth of Modern America, 1914 - 1945Provides a look at the origins of the culture wars of modern America and the political and economic transformation of the U. S. republic This book tells, in clear and lively prose, how Americans struggled with modernity in both its cultural and economic forms between the start of World War I and the end of World War II, focusing on the 1920s through 1930s. This edition includes revisions that expand the years covered and features increased coverage of