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Patrick W. Carey, The Roman Catholics in America (1996). A major synthesis of American Catholic history.
Stephen Fox, The American Conservation Movement (1985). A history of the rise of environmentalism.
Glenda Gilmore, Gender and Jim Crow (1996). An influential account of African American women’s activism in reform and politics.
Clifford Putney, Muscular Christianity (2001). A good introduction to the new ideas of masculinity that emerged in this period, and their impact on religious faith.
Jonathan Sarna, American Judaism (2004). Provides an excellent account of the negotiations between Americanized Jews and new Eastern European immigrants in this era.
David Shi, Facing Facts (1994). Explores the impact of realism and scientific thinking on the arts and intellectual life.