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Description edit
This book is a landmark in American political thought. It examines the passion for progress and reform that colored the entire period from 1890 to 1940 -- with startling and stimulating results. it searches out the moral and emotional motives of the reformers the myths and dreams in which they... read more
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People edit
- Woodrow Wilson: Add a description of this character.
- William Jennings Bryan
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Robert La Follette
- S. S. Mcclure
- Donnelly
- Thurman Arnold
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Al Smith
- Mrs. Lease
- William Howard Taft
- Hicks
- Weaver
- Jackson
- William Allen White
- George Mowry
- Johnstone
- Jefferson
- Henry Adams
- Lincoln Steffens
- Bryce
- Griswold
- Henry Demarest Lloyd
- Herbert Croly
- Ray Stannard Baker
- Mrs. Emery
- Walter Weyl
- Ross
- Charles A. Beard
- Galbraith
Setting & Locations edit
- New york
- United States
- America
- Europe
- Chicago
- New Deal
- New England
- Kansas
- Washington
- Iowa
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Wisconsin
- Cambridge
- White House
- Saloutos
- Cuba
- Germany
- Minneapolis
- St. Louis
- California
- San Francisco
- Nebraska
- Mississippi Valley Historical Review
First Sentence edit
The United States was born in the country and has moved to the city.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 42 of 102 in National Review - 100 Best Non-fiction Books of the Century. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Joy of Cooking, and followed by The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Richard Hofstadter (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1955
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 336
Publisher: Knopf
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1955
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 336
Awards edit
- Pulitzer Prize (1956: History)
- National Book Award (Finalist, 1956: Nonfiction)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 973.91
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