The American Political Tradition
by Richard Hofstadter
I read this when I was a teenager. My father had it on his shelf. He’s someone helped shaped the progressive tradition in America
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“I read this when I was a teenager. My father had it on his shelf. I’m sure it’s been superseded in the scholarly world by more up-to-date work, but Hofstadter is a great writer. He’s someone who is both an interpreter of historical figures, but also helped shaped the progressive tradition in America. The book is about a paradox that runs through American history, that a lot of progressive change and reform has happened over the years even though as a country we’ve never had a politically influential left-wing.” Read more...
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