The Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era; Volume 6, Number 4, October 2007

The Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 2007. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Trade paperback. [4], 361-478, [6] pages. Footnotes. Illustration. Map. Some pencil underlining and marks noted. Minor separation between cover and spine repaired with glue. Since its founding in 1989, the Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era (SHGAPE) has fostered knowledge of the history of the United States from the close of the Civil War through World War I. The Society’s mission is to advance new and innovative scholarship in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era (GAPE), to build and cultivate an intellectual community for those interested in the GAPE, and to promote understanding of the GAPE among historians and wider audiences. In 2001, SHGAPE launched the Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era (JGAPE). Published quarterly by Cambridge University Press, JGAPE is the premier scholarly journal in the field. The Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era is a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal published quarterly. The journal contains original essays and reviews of scholarly books on all aspects of U.S. history for the time period from 1865 through 1920. The major contents of this issue are: Finding Theodore Roosevelt: A Personal and Political Story (pp. 363-383) by Kathleen Dalton; Connecting Alaska: The Washington-Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System (pp. 384-408) by David Eric Jessup; "The Dictograph Hears All": An Example of Surveillance Technology in the Progressive Era (pp. 409-430) by Kathryn W. Kemp; "Enemy Aliens" and "Silk Stocking Girls"; and The Class Politics of Internment in the Drive for Urban Order during World War I (pp. 431-458) by Adam Hodges. Kathleen Dalton began writing a biography of Theodore Roosevelt while still a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University in the 1970s. The work was published in 2002 as Theodore Roosevelt: A Strenuous Life. An analytical biography of Roosevelt and the American politics of his age, the book examines the evolution of "TR" from a wealthy, asthmatic youngster to an ambitious politician with strong views on the direction his nation should take. Dalton observed "My biography of Theodore Roosevelt took twenty-seven years to complete because new archives kept opening and because I am deeply compulsive. I believe biography has more meaning if one person's life can be connected with the larger historical landscape. TR is to my mind the most fascinating president because he kept changing his mind, and his interests ranged broadly from science and nature, literature, art, exploring—and of course, to politics." The Alaska Communications System (ACS), also known as the Washington-Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System (WAMCATS), was a system of cables and telegraph lines authorized by the U.S. Congress in 1900 and constructed by the U.S. Army Signal Corps. The communications lines were to serve both military and civilian needs in the territory of Alaska. By 1904, ACS comprised some 2,100 miles (3,400 km) of undersea cable, over 1,400 miles (2,300 km) of land lines, and a wireless segment across at least 107 miles (172 km). Dr. Kathryn W. Kemp is Emerita Professor of History at Clayton State University. Adam Hodges’ doctoral work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign focused on both modern U.S. and comparative labor history. Dr. Hodges has published peer-reviewed articles on urban class politics in the early 20th-century U.S. in the Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, Oregon Historical Quarterly, Pacific Northwest Quarterly and Planning Perspectives. Dr. Hodges became assistant professor of history at University of Houston, Clear Lake in 2002. He was promoted to associate professor in 2008 and to professor in 2020. Condition: Good.

Keywords: Theodore Roosevelt, Washington-Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System, Dictograph, Surveillance Technology, Progressive Era, Enemy Aliens, Silk Stocking Girls, Internment, World War I, Adam Hodges, Kathryn Kemp, Kathleen Dalton, David Eric Jessup

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