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Here is the first full-length biography of Herbert Croly (1869-1930), one of the major American social thinkers of the twentieth century. David W. Levy explains the origins and impact of Croly's penetrating analysis of American life and tells the story of a career that included his founding of one of the most influential journals of the period, The



Table of Contents
*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Illustrations, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xi*1. "Jenny June" and "The Great Suggester", pg. 1*2. Harvard College versus David Croly, pg. 43*3. The Blank Years, 1888-1909, pg. 72*4. The Promise of American Life, pg. 96*5. "Taking on the Form of the Sun God", pg. 132*6. Progressive Democracy, pg. 162*7. A Journal of Opinion, pg. 185*8. Years of "Rare Opportunity," 1914-1918, pg. 218*9. Years of Despair, 1919-1930, pg. 263*10. Conclusion, pg. 301*Selected Bibliography, pg. 309*Index, pg. 327

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 14/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9780691612690, 978-0691612690
      ISBN10: 0691612692
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Here is the first full-length biography of Herbert Croly (1869-1930), one of the major American social thinkers of the twentieth century. David W. Levy explains the origins and impact of Croly's penetrating analysis of American life and tells the story of a career that included his founding of one of the most influential journals of the period, The



      Table of Contents
      *FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Illustrations, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xi*1. "Jenny June" and "The Great Suggester", pg. 1*2. Harvard College versus David Croly, pg. 43*3. The Blank Years, 1888-1909, pg. 72*4. The Promise of American Life, pg. 96*5. "Taking on the Form of the Sun God", pg. 132*6. Progressive Democracy, pg. 162*7. A Journal of Opinion, pg. 185*8. Years of "Rare Opportunity," 1914-1918, pg. 218*9. Years of Despair, 1919-1930, pg. 263*10. Conclusion, pg. 301*Selected Bibliography, pg. 309*Index, pg. 327

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