Fascinating.... A major work by a leading historian at the top of his gameat once engaging and tightly argued. The New York Times Book Review
Dazzling cultural history: smart, provocative, and gripping. It is also a book for our times, historically grounded, hopeful, and filled with humane, just, and peaceful possibilities. The Washington Post
An illuminating and authoritative history of America in the years between the Civil War and World War I, Jackson Learss Rebirth of a Nation was named one of the best books of 2009 by The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, and The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
