A Fierce Discontent:The Rise and Fall of the Progressive Movement in America

Michael McGeer

ISBN 10: 0684859750 / ISBN 13: 9780684859750

Published by Free Press, New York, 2003

About this Item

Hardback. First edition. Free Press. Unclipped. Very slight wear to DJ. Otherwise VG condition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Fierce Discontent:The Rise and Fall of the Progressive Movement in America
• Publisher: Free Press, New York
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0684859750
• ISBN 13: 9780684859750
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Left Politics
  • Politics and Social History

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Synopsis

A chronicle of the Progressive movement discusses such events as the drive to check the growth of large corporations, the effort to redefine the social class structure, the careers of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, and the rise in radicalism. 35,000 first printing.

About the Author

Michael McGerr is a professor of history and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University. A much-honored teacher and the recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship, he is in regular demand as a speaker on various topics in American history, politics, and culture.