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Charles Calhoun, Conceiving a New Republic (2006). An excellent account of post-Reconstruction politics, emphasizing issues of race and Republicans’ dilemma in the South.
John Milton Cooper, The Warrior and the Priest (1983). A provocative dual biography of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson.
Maureen Flanagan, America Reformed (2007). A readable introduction and guide to further sources on progressive movements.
Michael Kazin, A Godly Hero (2006). This biography of William Jennings Bryan is a good starting point on the era’s Democrats and their charismatic leader.
Robert C. McMath, American Populism (1993). A lively history of the Farmers’ Alliance and People’s Party.
Nancy Woloch, ed., Muller v. Oregon (1996). An excellent analysis and collection of primary documents on this critical legal decision.