Through the prism of three working-class families, Samuel Freedman illuminates the political history of 20th-century America, commencing with the immigrant foundation that laid the foundation for FDR's New Deal, taking readers through the 1960's era of political activism and ending with today's conservatism .
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...[a] timely, incisive and engrossing book... -- The New York Times Book Review, James M. McPherson
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Samuel G. Freedman is the author of five books, including Jew vs. Jew and Upon This Rock. He is a professor of journalism at Columbia University and a regular contributor to The New York Times, among other publications.
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Interesting Evaluation Of Today's Political Environment,
This review is from: The INHERITANCE: HOW THREE FAMILIES AND THE AMERICAN POLITICAL MAJORITY MOVED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT (Paperback)
This book is a wonderful synopsis of the radical shift from the democratic majority thinking of the WWII era and a bit beyond to the right wing "nimby" politics that are the general focus of many of the young population today. As a 30-something self-procalimed democatic-socialist, this study in shifting politics and populace theory has helped me to understand and comprehend the political environment in the U.S. today.
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IN THE WANING DAYS OF JANUARY 1918, SILVIO BURIGO carried an autograph book to his classroom at Public School 85 in the Italian slum of East Harlem. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, New Rochelle, New Deal, Frank Trotta, Tim Carey, Silvio Burigo, Fell's Point, West End, Republican Party, Election Day, Democratic Party, United Association, Hartley Houses, Leslie Maeby, Richie Garrett, United States, Mary Jane, Ronald Reagan, Great Depression, Blessed Sacrament, State Senate, Richard Nixon, Arbor Hill, Joe Obrycki, Joe Pisani New!
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IN THE WANING DAYS OF JANUARY 1918, SILVIO BURIGO carried an autograph book to his classroom at Public School 85 in the Italian slum of East Harlem. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, New Rochelle, New Deal, Frank Trotta, Tim Carey, Silvio Burigo, Fell's Point, West End, Republican Party, Election Day, Democratic Party, United Association, Hartley Houses, Leslie Maeby, Richie Garrett, United States, Mary Jane, Ronald Reagan, Great Depression, Blessed Sacrament, State Senate, Richard Nixon, Arbor Hill, Joe Obrycki, Joe Pisani New!
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