The Resource Young radicals : in the war for American ideals, Jeremy McCarter
Young radicals : in the war for American ideals, Jeremy McCarter
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- Summary
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- "From the co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Hamilton : The Revolution, a stunning group portrait of five American radicals fighting for their ideals as the country goes mad around them. Where do we find our ideals? What does it mean to live for them--and to risk dying for them? For Americans during World War I, these weren't abstract questions. Young Radicals tells the story of five activists, intellectuals and troublemakers who agitated for freedom and equality in the hopeful years before the war, then fought to defend those values in a country pitching into violence and chaos. Based on six years of extensive archival research, Jeremy McCarter's dramatic narrative brings to life the exploits of Randolph Bourne, the bold social critic who strove for a dream of America that was decades ahead of its time; Max Eastman, the charismatic poet-propagandist of Greenwich Village, whose magazine The Masses fought the government for the right to oppose the war; Walter Lippmann, a boy wonder of socialism who forged a new path to seize new opportunities; Alice Paul, a suffragist leader who risked everything to win women the right to vote; and John Reed, the swashbuckling journalist and impresario who was an eyewitness to--and a key player in--the Russian Revolution. Each of these figures sensed a moment of unprecedented promise for American life--politically, socially, culturally--and struggled to bring it about, only to see a cataclysmic war and reactionary fervor sweep it away. A century later, we are still fighting for the ideals these five championed: peace, women's rights, economic equality, freedom of speech--all aspects of a vibrant American democracy. The story of their struggles brings new light and fresh inspiration to our own"--
- "What does it mean to live for your ideals ... and to risk dying for them? This book tells the story of young American radicals who sensed a moment of unprecedented promise for American life--politically, socially, culturally--and struggled to bring it about, only to see a cataclysmic war sweep it away. Based on six years of extensive archival research, Jeremy McCarter's dramatic narrative brings to life the adventures of Randolph Bourne, a cerebral hunchbacked writer, Max Eastman, an activist editor, Walter Lippmann, a slippery political operative, Alice Paul, a trailblazing suffragette, and John Reed, a Communist journalist. It evokes the America they fought to create in the early 20th century, one that young radicals are still fighting to create in the 21st, through movements such as Occupy and Black Lives Matter"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvii, 368 pages
- Contents
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- I. Commencement, or Five dreams find their dreamers (1912-13)
- II. The world is on fire and there is tinder everywhere (1914-16)
- III. Big America, or The great consummation (1916-17)
- IV. The real and the ideal (1917-18)
- V. Lonely utopia (1918-22)
- Epilogue
- Isbn
- 9780812993059
- Label
- Young radicals : in the war for American ideals
- Title
- Young radicals
- Title remainder
- in the war for American ideals
- Statement of responsibility
- Jeremy McCarter
- Subject
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- Bourne, Randolph Silliman, 1886-1918
- Bourne, Randolph Silliman, 1886-1918
- Eastman, Max, 1883-1969
- Eastman, Max, 1883-1969
- History
- Idealism, American
- Idealism, American -- History -- 20th century
- Lippmann, Walter, 1889-1974
- Lippmann, Walter, 1889-1974
- Paul, Alice, 1885-1977
- Paul, Alice, 1885-1977
- Political activists
- Political activists -- United States -- Biography
- 1900-1999
- Radicals
- Radicals -- United States -- Biography
- Reed, John, 1887-1920
- Reed, John, 1887-1920
- Social aspects
- United States
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1953
- World War (1914-1918)
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Social aspects -- United States
- Politics and government
- Biographies
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "From the co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Hamilton : The Revolution, a stunning group portrait of five American radicals fighting for their ideals as the country goes mad around them. Where do we find our ideals? What does it mean to live for them--and to risk dying for them? For Americans during World War I, these weren't abstract questions. Young Radicals tells the story of five activists, intellectuals and troublemakers who agitated for freedom and equality in the hopeful years before the war, then fought to defend those values in a country pitching into violence and chaos. Based on six years of extensive archival research, Jeremy McCarter's dramatic narrative brings to life the exploits of Randolph Bourne, the bold social critic who strove for a dream of America that was decades ahead of its time; Max Eastman, the charismatic poet-propagandist of Greenwich Village, whose magazine The Masses fought the government for the right to oppose the war; Walter Lippmann, a boy wonder of socialism who forged a new path to seize new opportunities; Alice Paul, a suffragist leader who risked everything to win women the right to vote; and John Reed, the swashbuckling journalist and impresario who was an eyewitness to--and a key player in--the Russian Revolution. Each of these figures sensed a moment of unprecedented promise for American life--politically, socially, culturally--and struggled to bring it about, only to see a cataclysmic war and reactionary fervor sweep it away. A century later, we are still fighting for the ideals these five championed: peace, women's rights, economic equality, freedom of speech--all aspects of a vibrant American democracy. The story of their struggles brings new light and fresh inspiration to our own"--
- "What does it mean to live for your ideals ... and to risk dying for them? This book tells the story of young American radicals who sensed a moment of unprecedented promise for American life--politically, socially, culturally--and struggled to bring it about, only to see a cataclysmic war sweep it away. Based on six years of extensive archival research, Jeremy McCarter's dramatic narrative brings to life the adventures of Randolph Bourne, a cerebral hunchbacked writer, Max Eastman, an activist editor, Walter Lippmann, a slippery political operative, Alice Paul, a trailblazing suffragette, and John Reed, a Communist journalist. It evokes the America they fought to create in the early 20th century, one that young radicals are still fighting to create in the 21st, through movements such as Occupy and Black Lives Matter"--
- Assigning source
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- Provided by publisher
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- collective biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1976-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- McCarter, Jeremy
- Dewey number
- 322.4/20973
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HN90.R3
- LC item number
- M22 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Bourne, Randolph Silliman
- Eastman, Max
- Lippmann, Walter
- Paul, Alice
- Reed, John
- Bourne, Randolph Silliman
- Eastman, Max
- Lippmann, Walter
- Paul, Alice
- Reed, John
- World War (1914-1918)
- Radicals
- Political activists
- Idealism, American
- World War, 1914-1918
- Idealism, American
- Political activists
- Politics and government
- Radicals
- Social aspects
- United States
- United States
- Label
- Young radicals : in the war for American ideals, Jeremy McCarter
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-351) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- I. Commencement, or Five dreams find their dreamers (1912-13) -- II. The world is on fire and there is tinder everywhere (1914-16) -- III. Big America, or The great consummation (1916-17) -- IV. The real and the ideal (1917-18) -- V. Lonely utopia (1918-22) -- Epilogue
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvii, 368 pages
- Isbn
- 9780812993059
- Lccn
- 2016055051
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)975246761
- (OCoLC)ocn975246761
- Label
- Young radicals : in the war for American ideals, Jeremy McCarter
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-351) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- I. Commencement, or Five dreams find their dreamers (1912-13) -- II. The world is on fire and there is tinder everywhere (1914-16) -- III. Big America, or The great consummation (1916-17) -- IV. The real and the ideal (1917-18) -- V. Lonely utopia (1918-22) -- Epilogue
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvii, 368 pages
- Isbn
- 9780812993059
- Lccn
- 2016055051
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)975246761
- (OCoLC)ocn975246761
Subject
- Bourne, Randolph Silliman, 1886-1918
- Bourne, Randolph Silliman, 1886-1918
- Eastman, Max, 1883-1969
- Eastman, Max, 1883-1969
- History
- Idealism, American
- Idealism, American -- History -- 20th century
- Lippmann, Walter, 1889-1974
- Lippmann, Walter, 1889-1974
- Paul, Alice, 1885-1977
- Paul, Alice, 1885-1977
- Political activists
- Political activists -- United States -- Biography
- 1900-1999
- Radicals
- Radicals -- United States -- Biography
- Reed, John, 1887-1920
- Reed, John, 1887-1920
- Social aspects
- United States
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1953
- World War (1914-1918)
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Social aspects -- United States
- Politics and government
- Biographies
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