Civic Passions: Seven Who Launched Progressive America (and What They Teach Us)

by Cecelia Tichi

Book Overview

A gripping and inspiring 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807871915
• ISBN13: 9780807871911
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"