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“In the late 19th century, Americans were joiners. They joined all kinds of organizations…Charles Postel’s book…looks at three organizations that were critical to the period, but which are largely forgotten today: the Grangers, the Knights of Labor, and the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. All of these organizations were interest groups in ways that will become familiar in the 20th century.” Read more...
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