Includes bibliographical references (p. 617-659) and index
Introduction -- An era ends, an era opens, 1890-1893 -- The crisis of the '90s, 1894-1897 -- America becomes a world power, 1898-1901 -- Roosevelt takes command, 1902-1904 -- A reformer in the White House, 1905-1908 -- The progressive wave rolls in, 1909-1912 -- Progressivism and preparedness, 1913-1916 -- The culmination of an era, 1917-1920 -- Appendix A: documents -- Appendix B: biographies -- Appendix C: tables and maps