Against the Grain: Six Men Who Shaped America

by Robert Underhill

Dynamic individuals, one man or one woman at a time, frequently have played a role in slowing or hastening the forces that make history. Prof. Underhill shows the personalities, strengths and weaknesses of six men whose momentous decisions helped shape society. High school and college students may have heard of Ignatius Donnelly, Theodore Roosevelt, Eugene Debs, Robert LaFollette, George Norris and Henry Agard Wallace; this informal history brings...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1628940638
• ISBN13: 9781628940633
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Algora Publishing
• Length: 165 Pages