Inspired by the centenary of the publication of Booker T. Washington's autobiography; Up From Slavery; this collection of essays reinterprets Washington's career and self-presentation. It also seeks to contextualize our understanding of both the man and his book.
#61699 in Books Lynne Olson 2014-01-14 2014-01-14Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 7.98 x 1.25 x 5.14l; .89 #File Name: 0812982142576 pagesThose Angry Days
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Excellent account of Pre WW II US political-infighting.By J. WilliamsFor those who think divisive politics are new; read this book. It is an amazing account of the animosity in different camps opposing the confrontation of Germany and is written in a conversational style but with rich detail Ms. Olson continues to delight with her ability to make history real; entertaining and interesting0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Excellent history of the years before WWIIBy Stephen HirasunaExcellent book detailing the years before the beginning of WWII. It's amazing how history repeats itself. The rise of America First; and the response of the non-interventionist to the war in Europe brings up the same kind of responses seen in the past 20 years or so. Only after the beginning of WWII; most of the opposition backed the war. The story of Lindberg; his opposition to the war; and it's effect on his wife was riveting. His efforts on behalf of the Army Air Force in the Pacific; and back in the US; was something new to me. Thoroughly enjoyed this book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. When America dithered in a world aflameBy Vietnam era vet Bob EwegenLynne Olson's superb Citizens of London detailed the efforts of heroic Americans to bring their country into the fight to save civilization _ and in the process; Britain _ from the hell of Hitlerism. Now; Olson's eye falls on those; led by Charles Lindbergh; who argued Hitler wasn't all THAT bad; and certainly not when compared to "that man in the White House;" Franklin D Roosevelt. In the end; the vile intrigues of the likes of isolationists Gerald Nye and Robert McCormack were only squelched by Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. At a time of renewed hyperpartisanship where foreign leaders like Bini Netanyahu can assail U.S. foreign policy from the podium of the U.S. Congress; it's well worth revisiting the days when many well-meaning Americans put the interests of Adolf Hitler ahead of America's mission as a light among the nations.
