Pestritto (Hillsdale College) and Atto (U. of Dallas) present a collection of 26 writings and addresses intended to provide readers with an understanding of the key themes of the American Progressive Era. Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Herbert Croly, John Dewey, and Walter Rauschenbusch are each represented more than once and Frank Johnson Goodnow, Frederick Jackson Turner, Charles Beard, and Jane Addams also make appearances. The writings are organized into sections on the principles of progressivism; progressive interpretations of history; social justice, social gospel, and education; leadership and the American presidency; national administration; parties and direct democracy; the election of 1912; and progressivism, war, and peace. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)