
Civic passions
About this book
"Civic Passions examines innovative leadership in periods of crisis in American history. Starting from the late nineteenth century, when respected voices warned that America was on the brink of collapse, Cecelia Tichi explores the wisdom of practical visionaries who were confronted with a series of social, political, and financial upheavals that, in certain respects, seem eerily similar to modern times. The United States - then, as now - was riddled with political corruption, financial panics, social disruption, labor strife, and bourgeois inertia."
"Civic Passions is a collection of minibiographies, and a user's manual on how a generation of social reformers can turn peril into progress with fresh, workable ideas. Together, these narratives of advocacy provide a stunning precedent of progressive action and show how citizen-activists can engage the problems of the age in imaginative ways. While offering useful models to encourage the nation in a newly progressive direction, Civic Passions reminds us that one determined individual can make a difference."--Jacket.
Subjects
Politics and governmentLeadershipSocial problemsSocial reformersProgressivism (United States politics)Social conditionsHistoryPolitical activistsBiographyCase studiesUnited states, history, 1865-United states, politics and government, 1865-1933United states, social conditions, 1865-1945United states, biography