American Century

The American Century history book series documents the communities and lifestyles that have changed over the past century in America’s most beloved towns. Track how this time period, in which the United States emerged as a world leader, affected the small town police of Lawrence, Massachusetts to the everyday citizens of Pembroke, North Carolina. Stroll through downtown Providence, witness Staten Island’s growth, or take a ride on one of the many iconic roller coasters of Rhode Island’s amusement parks. Through the use of stirring photography, these American history books preserve the past while facing the future.
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Cover image for Downtown Providence in the Twentieth Century, isbn: 9780738590455
Downtown Providence in the Twentieth Century
Paperback
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Cover of Red Bank in the Twentieth Century showing a 20th century parade with mounted soldiers
Red Bank in the Twentieth Century
Paperback
$24.99 $18.74 Save 25%

Downtown Providence in the Twentieth Century

9780738590455

$24.99 $18.74 Save 25%
The twentieth century can truly be said to have
been America's century. As the nation reached
the position of world leader, her towns and cities
changed at an unprecedented pace.
With the approach to the millennium, the topic
of change is on everyone's mind—how our
communities and lifestyles have changed over the
past century, and how we can endeavor to preserve
the past while facing the future in which the world
seems to change ever faster.
Cover image for Downtown Providence in the Twentieth Century, isbn: 9780738590455

Red Bank in the Twentieth Century

9780738564135

$24.99 $18.74 Save 25%

The twentieth century can truly be said to have been America's century.

As the nation reached the position of world leader, her towns and cities changed at an unprecedented pace. With the approach to the millennium, the topic of change is on everyone's mind--how our communities and lifestyles have changed over the past century, and how we can endeavor to preserve the past while facing the future in which the world seems to change ever faster. The American Century series documents and celebrates our most recent history--featuring images of faces and places which were taken within living memory and yet that already seem to belong to a long-past era.

Cover of Red Bank in the Twentieth Century showing a 20th century parade with mounted soldiers