<div>Beginning with Woodrow Wilson and U.S. entry into World War <br>I and closing with the Great Depression, <i>The Perils of </i><br><i>Prosperity</i> traces the transformation of America from an <br>agrarian, moralistic, isolationist nation into a liberal, <br>industrialized power involved in foreign affairs in spite of <br>itself. <br><br>William E. Leuchtenburg's lively yet balanced account of this <br>hotly debated era in American history has been a standard <br>text for many years. This substantial revision gives greater <br>weight to the roles of women and minorities in the great <br>changes of the era and adds new insights into literature, the <br>arts, and technology in daily life. He has also updated the <br>lists of important dates and resources for further reading. <br><br>“This book gives us a rare opportunity to enjoy <br>the matured interpretation of an American Historian who has <br>returned to the story and seen how recent decades have added <br>meaning and vividness to this epoch of our <br>history.”--Daniel J. Boorstin, from the Preface<br><br>William E. Leuchtenburg is William Rand Kenan Professor at <br>the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and recent past <br>president of the American Historical Association. He has <br>published numerous books on twentieth-century American <br>history.<br><br></div>