Reference Reviews

Reference for Students

Gilded Age and Progressive Era Reference Library. Edited by Lawrence W. Baker. Detroit, Mich.: U*X*L Thomson Gale, 2007. 4 vols. $172.00. ISBN 10:1-4144-0193-0; 13:978-1-4144-0193-5.

This era of history is having a new focus of interest which should please U.S. History teachers who focus on the aftermath of the Civil War's Reconstruction Era. Each of these volumes begins with a "Readers Guide," a 12-page "Timeline of Events" and a 7-page glossary. All are illustrated with black and white drawings, photographs and reproductions.

• Gilded Age and Progressive Era Almanac. By Rebecca Valentine. ! vol. 281 p. $63.00.
• Gilded Age and Progressive Era Biographies. By Rebecca Valentine. 1 vol. 251 p. $63.00.
• Gilded Age and Progressive Era Primary Sources. By Rebecca Valentine. 1 vol. 226 p. $63.00.
• Gilded Age and Progressive Era Reference Library Cumulative Index. 1 vol. 36 p. $5.00.