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American progressives - those middle-class citizens who support fundamental change in American life - have always presented a mystery. This work investigates the lives of such reformers as Charles and Mary Beard and Wesley Clair, to investigate their influences and inspiration.

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Original and elegantly written. -- K. Walter Hickel Journal of American History

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Introduction 1. Dorothy Whitney and Willard Straight 2. Mary Ritter and Charles Beard 3. Lucy Sprague and Wesley Clair Mitchell 4. War and the Progressive Family 5. The Narrative of Progress versus the Logic of Events Epilogue: The Rise and Fall of The Rise of American Civilization Works Cited

The Refuge of Affections

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      Publisher Columbia University Press
      Published 29 March 2001
      ISBN-13 9780231121477
      978-0231121477
      ISBN-10 0231121474
      Also in:
      Social and cultural history Political activism / Political engagement

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      American progressives - those middle-class citizens who support fundamental change in American life - have always presented a mystery. This work investigates the lives of such reformers as Charles and Mary Beard and Wesley Clair, to investigate their influences and inspiration.

      Trade Review
      Original and elegantly written. -- K. Walter Hickel Journal of American History

      Table of Contents
      Introduction 1. Dorothy Whitney and Willard Straight 2. Mary Ritter and Charles Beard 3. Lucy Sprague and Wesley Clair Mitchell 4. War and the Progressive Family 5. The Narrative of Progress versus the Logic of Events Epilogue: The Rise and Fall of The Rise of American Civilization Works Cited

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