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In the half-century between the Civil War and World War I, dreams of spiritual, moral, and physical rebirth formed the foundation for the modern United States. Inspired by imperial ambition, presidents and entrepreneurs—from Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson to Andrew Carnegie—helped usher the nation into the modern era, but sometimes the consequences of their actions failed to match the grandeur of their hopes.
Award-winning historian Jackson Lears richly chronicles this momentous period in America—years marked by wrenching social conflict and vigorous political debate—vividly capturing the roles played by a variety of seekers, from Gilded Age mavericks to vaudeville entertainers, and from populist farmers and progressive reformers to avant-garde artists and writers. Illuminating and authoritative, Rebirth of a Nation brilliantly weaves the remarkable story of this crucial epoch into a masterful work of history.
Industry Reviews
"A remarkable book. . . . As Jackson Lears demonstrates again, he is one of the best of his (and my) generation of historians." -- David Nasaw, The American Prospect
"Jackson Lears is one of the few pre-eminent historians of our time. As we dream for a rebirth of America in the age of Obama, this magnificent and magisterial book on the making of modern America could not be more timely. Don't miss it!" -- Cornel West
"In Rebirth of a Nation, Jackson Lears, our most stimulating historian of American culture, outdoes himself, offering a stunning interpretive synthesis on politics, culture, and social upheaval in the pivotal half-century when ideals of regeneration assumed their modern shape, sometimes as imperial bombast, sometimes as designs for reform." -- Todd Gitlin
"High-concept cultural history at its provocative best. Lears is a polymath and Big Thinker." -- American History
"A fascinating cultural history. . . .A major work by a leading historian at the top of his game--at once engaging and tightly argued. Like the best histories, it is also a book that speaks to our own time." -- The New York Times Book Review
"Jackson Lears is a formidable, compellingly original cultural and intellectual historian. . . . Rebirth of a Nation is Lears' most ambitious work yet, and it builds brilliantly on his earlier projects. . . . Lears' convincing new narrative of this pivotal half century never falters." -- Tim Rutten, The Los Angeles Times
"Jackson Lears, America's premier cultural historian, has written the smartest and most illuminating survey of this roaring, perplexing era since Richard Hofstadter's The Age of Reform." -- Michael Kazin, author of A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan and professor of history, Georgetown University
"Jackson Lears has become the historian of American yearning. . . . He excels at the miniature portrait, and his richly associative imagination enables him to make telling use of the Cecil B. De Mille-sized case he assembled for Rebirth of a Nation." -- Patricia O'Toole, The American Scholar
"In this sweeping and charged history, Jackson Lears brilliantly evokes a defining era in American history. He recasts what we have blandly called the 'Gilded Age, ' revealing a time of profound change, sharp conflict, and enduring consequence." -- Edward L. Ayers, University of Richmond
ISBN: 9780060747503
ISBN-10: 0060747501
Series: American History
Published: 8th June 2010
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 448
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 20.3 x 15.7 x 2.8
Weight (kg): 0.34
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