Advocates and Activists, 1919-1941: Men and Women Who Shaped the Period Between the Wars - Tapa dura

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Twenty-one scholars and academics contribute biographies of 35 individuals whose work reached the American public and influenced American society during the interwar decades. The essays are grouped into sections on labor, social, and political activists; educators, philosophers, cultural theorists, and critics; stage and film professionals; artists; African-American advocates and activists; writers and poets; and journalists. Each entry includes a brief description of the individual's life and discussion of his/her contributions, followed by bibliographies of works produced by the individual, and biographies and other secondary sources of information about the individual. There is no subject index. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)