An Age of Extremes: 1880-1917 (A History of Us)

Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text.

For the captains of industry men like Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, J. P. Morgan, and Henry Ford the Gilded Age is a time of big money. Technology boomed with the invention of trains, telephones, electric lights, harvesters, vacuum cleaners, and more. But for millions of immigrant workers, it is a time of big struggles, with adults and children alike working 12 to 14 hours a day under extreme, dangerous conditions. The disparity between the rich and the poor was dismaying, which prompted some people to action. In An Age of Extremes, you'll meet Mother Jones, Ida Tarbell, Big Bill Haywood, Sam Gompers, and other movers and shakers, and get swept up in the enthusiasm of Teddy Roosevelt. You'll also watch the United States take its greatest role on the world stage since the Revolution, as it enters the bloody battlefields of Europe in World War I.
About the Series:
Master storyteller Joy Hakim has excited millions of young minds with the great drama of American history in her award-winning series A History of US. Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text, A History of US weaves together exciting stories that bring American history to life. Hailed by reviewers, historians, educators, and parents for its exciting, thought-provoking narrative, the books have been recognized as a break-through tool in teaching history and critical reading skills to young people. In ten books that span from Prehistory to the 21st century, young people will never think of American history as boring again.

• War, Peace And All That Jazz: 1918-1945 (A History of US War, Book 9)
• A History of US: Reconstructing America: 1865-1890 A History of US Book Seven
• A History of US: War, Terrible War: 1855-1865 A History of US Book Six
• A History of US: War, Peace, and All That Jazz: 1918-1945 A History of US Book Nine
• A Reconstructing America: 1865-1890 A History of US Book 7
• A History of US: All the People: Since 1945 A History of US Book Ten
• A History of US: The New Nation: 1789-1850 A History of US Book Four
• A History of US: All the People: Since 1945 A History of US Book Ten
• A History of US: From Colonies to Country: 1735-1791 A History of US Book Three
• A History of US: Liberty for All?: 1820-1860 A History of US Book Five