I recently found out that Amazon deletes negative reviews if the author requests it, so not all of my book reviews are still on the site... Economist by training... My personal web page is at http://arnoldkling.com/index.html There, you will find more info about me, essays on economics and the Internet, and other stuff... author of 'Under the Radar' published by Perseus (Sept. 2001) See htt… Read more
I recently found out that Amazon deletes negative reviews if the author requests it, so not all of my book reviews are still on the site... Economist by training... My personal web page is at http://arnoldkling.com/index.html There, you will find more info about me, essays on economics and the Internet, and other stuff... author of 'Under the Radar' published by Perseus (Sept. 2001) See http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0738204684/qid%3D990019451/107-3126297-3316540 ...I have two Blogs, one at http://econlog.econlib.org and the other at http://www.corante.com/bottomline
The Forgotten Man (TFM for short) is not a polemic. It is not an argument for a particular theory or economic interpretation of the Depression. Instead, the author steps back and lets the story tell itself. She has sifted through memoirs and contemporaneous accounts in order to carry the reader back into the mindset of the 1930's. She focuses on a diverse selection of protagonists from that period, including opponents of Roosevelt like Andrew Mellon and Wendell Wilkie as well as members of Roosevelt's "brain trust" like Paul Douglas and Rexford Tugwell. Note that in the context of that time, "trust" meant the same thing as cartel (as in anti-trust laws). Roosevelt was claiming that with his… Read more
It is remarkable how each of the books in the series on Dupre fits its time period. "Running" has the amphetamine optimism and limited awareness of the mid-1950's. "Morgantown" has the naive, hopeful rebellion of the beatnik era. "Lyndon Johnson and the Majorettes" has the depression and sense of betrayal brought about by the blunder into Vietnam. And "Looking Good" recalls the desperation and paranoia that set in among the radicals after Nixon was elected President.
"Looking Good" is the most intense and powerful of the books in the series. Maillard offers some vivid, searing episodes, such as John Dupre's breakdown that results from a bad LSD experience… Read more
This is the third book in a series. It probably is not the best book to start with.
The first book, "running," takes the main character, John Dupre, through high school. The second book, "Morgantown," takes him through much of college, ending with Dupre going into a state of mania.
This novel takes place in the summer of 1965. Once again, Maillard drops you straight into the time period, with the media, clothing, and speech mannerisms accurately portrayed.
In this book, Dupre has come down from the mania that ended "Morgantown," and he has stayed down. Dupre remains in a state of depression throughout the whole novel. His friends remain… Read more
