An Age of Extremes

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.

Product details

• Authors: Joy Hakim, Hakim Joy
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 11 to 14
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.02.2007
• EAN: 9780195327229
• ISBN: 978-0-19-532722-9
• No. of pages: 215
• Dimensions: 191 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Series: A History of US; History of Us; A History of US; History of US (Paperback); A ^AHistory of US; A History of US: An Age of Extremes
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / General, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past