Two new books show how the gap between the rich and the poor shaped the culture of the 1930s.
Jackson Lears
Jackson Lears is editor of Raritan and author, most recently, of Rebirth of a Nation: the Making of Modern America, 1877-1920.
Jackson Lears is editor of Raritan and author, most recently, of Rebirth of a Nation: the Making of Modern America, 1877-1920.
Two new books show how the gap between the rich and the poor shaped the culture of the 1930s.
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