5578X1 First Printing. Touchstone Books, Simon and Schuster, NY: 1974. 380 pages. Softcover. Reading copy. Recreates the life and world of Lincoln Steffens, the Columbus of muckraking, a pivotal figure in the history of native radicalism and in the American consciousness. Kaplan's richly detailed account brings to life a period during which America surrendered its innocence, its isolation and its agrarian ideas. Contains black & white photographs, and also an index. "Kaplan seems to me one of the best biographers we have. . . . What an intelligent book. What a satisfying book." - Alfred Kazin $5.50USD
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