Laura Ruttum
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More Powerful Than Dynamite
This book compares favorably with other works on 20th-century radicalism. Recommended for undergraduates and casual readers interested in the history of American labor and social-justice movements.
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Margaret Sanger
This book, offering a decent synthesis of Sanger's life, is good for undergraduates and general readers, though there's nothing new here for specialists.
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My Dearest Nellie
The letters illuminate the changing shape of the American presidency, but one wishes Taft had offered more substance, and the work wants a tighter culling of repetitive missives. Gould's extensive research into events and individuals and his editorial writings give useful historical context. For historians of the presidency and the progressive era.
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The Man Who Never Died
Highly recommended. Appropriate for students and lay readers, this biography is an easy read, provides necessary historical context, and may successfully revive Hill in American popular consciousness.
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A Saving Remnant
Duberman's extensively researched work highlights their courage to confront the parts of American society they found unjust and the role they played in changing social mores. Recommended for graduate students or activists familiar with the history of radical movements of the late 20th century, as Duberman does assume some prior knowledge.
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Will Rogers
Through his newspaper columns, radio show, and movie roles, Rogers was very famous in his own time—the world mourned his death in a plane crash—but he is largely unknown to today's younger generations. White's presentation may change that. Comparing favorably with previous biographies of Rogers, this is recommended primarily for readers of 20th-century American studies.
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Living Large
Recommended to readers interested in pop culture and sociology, and anyone who has ever pondered the allure of the McMansion. One can't help but agree with Wexler's hope for "a more sensible-sized America—that living large might come to connote having a rich, full, satisfied life—not one measured in square footage."
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Jane Addams
While less narrowly in-depth than her first book, this work would nonetheless be a wonderful supplement to any college course on women's history or the history of the early 20th century. Enthusiasts of the history of the Progressive Era will be equally pleased. Recommended.
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