Part Ⅰ The Passing of the Old Republic

1 The Legacy of Civil War

2 Creating an Industrial Republic

3 Business Regulation：Private or Public

4 The Worker＇s World

Part Ⅱ Making a New Republic

5 The Last Frontier

6 The Farming Business

7 The Politics of Conformity and Revolt

8 Expansion Overseas

9 The American Empire

10 Old Ideals and New Ideas

11 Progressive Movements

12 T．R．，Taft，and Wilson

Part Ⅲ War，Boom，and Bust

13 The Profits and Price of Peace

14 ＂Over There＂

15 America During Normalcy

Part Ⅳ The Welfare Republic

16 American Capitalism in Crisis

17 Creating a National Welfare State

18 From Isolation to Intervention

19 World War Ⅱ：Triumph and Tragedy

Part V Shores Dimly Seen

20 The Truman Legacy

21 America at Bay

22 A New American Culture

Epilogue

Appendix

Bibliography

Index