Michael Kazin

"A history of the Democratic Party from Andrew Jackson to Joe Biden"-- "A leading historian tells the story of the United States' most enduring political party and its long, imperfect and newly invigorated quest for 'moral capitalism,' from Andrew Jackson to Joseph Biden. The Democratic Party is the world's oldest mass political organization. Since its inception in the early nineteenth century, it has played a central role in defining American society,...

"The untold story of the movement that came close to keeping the United States out of the First World War. This book is about the Americans who tried to stop their nation from fighting in one of history's most destructive wars and then were hounded by the government when they refused to back down. In the riveting War Against War, Michael Kazin brings us into the ranks of the largest, most diverse, and most sophisticated peace coalition up to that...

Politician, evangelist, and reformer William Jennings Bryan was the most popular public speaker of his time. In this acclaimed biography- the first major reconsideration of Bryan's life in forty years- award-winning historian Michael Kazin illuminates his astonishing career and the richly diverse and volatile landscape of religion and politics in which he rose to fame. Kazin vividly re-creates Bryan's tremendous appeal, showing how he won a passionate...

America Divided: the Civil War of the 1960s, fifth edition, is the definitive interpretive survey of the political, social, and cultural history of 1060's America. Written by two top experts on the era--Michael Isserman, a historian of American radicalism, and Michael Kazin, a specialist in social movements--this book provides a compelling tale of this tumultuous era filled with fresh and persuasive insights. New to this edition: Expanded coverage...