Preface = xiii
1. Introduction = 1
2. The colonial period: 1647-1776 = 14
3. The pre-civil war period: 1777-1860 = 37
4. The civil war and after: 1860-1900 = 84
5. Progress and reform: 1900-1930 = 127
6. The depression and the New Deal: 1930-1940 = 173
7. War and prosperity: 1940-1970 = 227
8. Economic and social stagnation: 1970-1990 = 277
9. Social welfare and the information society: 1990-2003 = 315
Index = 354
1. Introduction = 1
2. The colonial period: 1647-1776 = 14
3. The pre-civil war period: 1777-1860 = 37
4. The civil war and after: 1860-1900 = 84
5. Progress and reform: 1900-1930 = 127
6. The depression and the New Deal: 1930-1940 = 173
7. War and prosperity: 1940-1970 = 227
8. Economic and social stagnation: 1970-1990 = 277
9. Social welfare and the information society: 1990-2003 = 315
Index = 354