About the Author

Nancy Woloch teaches history and American Studies at Barnard College, Columbia University. She is the author of 'Muller vs. Oregon: A Brief History with Documents' (1996); editor of 'Early American Women: A Documentary History, 1600-1900' (3d ed., 2002); co-author of 'The American Century: A History of the United States Since the 1890s' (5th ed., 1998), with Walter Lafeber and Richard Polenberg; and co-author of 'The Enduring Vision: A History of the American People' (4th ed., 2000).