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The soul of America : the battle for our better angels
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- ISBN: 9780399589812 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0399589813 (hardcover)
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Physical Description:
xii, 402 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Random House, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-377) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: To hope rather than to fear -- The confidence of the whole people: visions of the Presidency, the ideas of progress and prosperity, and "We, the people" -- The long shadow of Appomattox: the Lost Cause, the Ku Klux Klan, and Reconstruction -- With soul of flame and temper of steel: "the melting pot," TR and his "bully pulpit," and the Progressive promise -- A new and good thing in the world: the triumph of women's suffrage, the Red Scare, and a new Klan -- The crisis of the old order: the Great Depression, Huey Long, the New Deal, and America First -- Have you no sense of decency?: "Making everyone middle class," the GI Bill, McCarthyism, and modern media -- What the hell is the presidency for?: "Segregation forever," King's crusade, and LBJ in the crucible -- Conclusion: The first duty of an American citizen. |
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