The End of American Innocence: A Study of the First Years of Our Own Time, 1912-1917An historical account of the political and intellectual atmosphere of the USA in the early 20th century, which contends that the old order was being challenged and altered long before World War I. The study examines the ideas and literature of the periods before and after the War. |
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A very interesting book, but this synopsis is totally wrong. That's not what the book is about. A faulty copy and paste, perhaps?
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Contents
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CULTURE AND THE CONTINENT | 91 |
THE NEW AUGUSTAN | 107 |
Older Insurgents and Invaders 18901917 | 121 |
The Innocent Rebellion 191217 | 220 |
POETS | 264 |
INTELLECTUALS | 306 |
RADICALS | 327 |
The End of American Innocence | 334 |
AFTERWORD | 399 |
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY | 407 |
INDEX | 423 |
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| Title | The End of American Innocence: A Study of the First Years of Our Own Time, 1912-1917 Morningside Books |
| Author | Henry Farnham May |
| Edition | reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Columbia University Press, 1992 |
| ISBN | 0231096534, 9780231096539 |
| Length | 439 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / United States / General |
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