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The Vanderbilts. The Rockefellers. The Carnegies. The Pinchots? In America's Gilded Age, successful families forged self-made and powerful aristocracies, but history slighted a wealthy, influential family dynasty: the Pinchots. Outstandingly different from these and other business titans, this family is long overdue for recognition. In a broad historical sweep, this book focuses on three generations of Pinchots. The Pinchot family member...

Set against the backdrop of the First World War, this book tells the story of the events that moved high profile American and European citizens, particularly women, into the international peace movement. It is suitable for those interested in the social history of World War I and the foundations of citizen activism.

The First World War was an epic event of huge proportions that lasted over four years and involved the armies of more than twenty nations, resulting in 30 million casualties, including more than 8 million killed. This book is about the experiences that prompted American and European women (and men) to make peace and international reform their major concerns. Before the war, most of the activists profiled here had been engaged in other reform e...