Title: Dated, naive view of America.
Product review: Disappointing in view of its repute and other Boorstein books. Yes it was written in early '50s "golden era" America, but in view of subsequent developments it is naive, lacks perspective and evinces litle knowledge of how real power was wielded in the US from the mid-nineteenth century. Just read about the great railroad strike of 1877 and you can see how much of American history is ignored here.GREAT RAILROAD STRIKE OF 1877: An entry from Gale's Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic HistoryI bought a used copy for about $5.00. Principle value to me was learning how even highly regarded scholars are limited by the biases and preconceptions of their immediately surrounding culture. Not recommended.
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