From the Book - First edition.
Essay on the 1900s Section one. Profiles.1900: Marguerite Globman, Inventor of the Streetcar Fender 1900: René "Frenchy" Trimbley, Marine First Sergeant, Boxer Rebellion 1900: Jerome Hill, Wealthy Bank Stockholder 1901: Liam Hanratty, Professional Cyclist 1901: Petros Bakolas, Shoe Factory Worker 1902: Mary Egan, 12-year-old Tenement Dweller 1903: Sarah O'Connell, Irish Nanny 1903: Edward Caufield, English Factory Manager 1903: Floyd Marioka, Japanese-American Methodist Choirmaster 1904: Lydia Ulrich, Archer 1904: Edna Shlake, 9-year-old Public School Student 1904: Jim Rosser, Farm Boy from Iowa 1905: Deirdre Mellane, 19-year-old Irish Servant 1905: Jake Hebert, Animal Conservationist 1905: Monty Mandell, Journeyman Piano Player 1907: Margaret Haley, Teacher and Organizer 1907: Jacob Heller, Wine Merchant 1907: Milton S. Hershey, Creator of Hershey's Chocolates 1908: Henry Wood, Improved Sales through Mail-Order Seed Catalog 1908: Harold Thompson, Bank Vice President 1909: Arthur Faswell, Composer of Native American Music 1909: Edward Pierson, Soft Drink Bottling Company Partner 1909: Peter Gargan, Irish Department Store Manager 1909: Nathan Federov, 15-year-old Car Enthusiast 1909: Anzia Ravage, Romanian Seamstress 1909: Giuseppe Giacometti, Italian Bookmaker 1909: Dwight Heald Perkins, Architect
Section two. Historical snapshots. . Early 1900s
Section three. Economy of the times. Consumer Expenditures
Value of a Dollar Index 1860-2016
Section four. All around us-What we saw, wrote, read & listened to. All Around Us
Section five. Census data. State-by-State Comparative Tables: 1900, 1910 and 2010
Thirteenth Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1910
Volume I: Population 1910
Indian Population in the United States and Alaska: 1910
Special Report: Demographic Trends in the 20th Century. Further Reading.
