progressive era

liberal renaissance or liberal failure

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Published 1963 by Holt, Rinehart & Winston in New York .
Written in English

Subjects:

• America -- History -- 20th century.,
• America -- Politics and government.

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Edition Notes

Statement	edited by Arthur Mann.
Series	American problem studies
Contributions	Mann, Arthur.
The Physical Object
Pagination	[5],122p. ;
Number of Pages	122
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL14163593M

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