Reviews for Clio From The Right

The average rating for Clio From The Right based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-09-10 00:00:00 Jeremy Lydic The era of the Great Depression and World War Two has always interested me as that was the time of my parents, grandparents and their friends, constant reference points to the broader culture. Of course, getting it from them and from the popular media was only a small, simplified and already virtually hagiographical part of the picture. Books around the fringes of the era have become of increasing interest as I've mastered the conventional stories. Smith's To Save a Nation concerns the American right wing during the years leading up to the war, the years of global depression which had led to radical populist movements all over such as the fascists in Italy and the National Socialists in Germany. Their perspectives and how they changed in great part upon the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor--a change roughly comparable to the switch made by many communists after Hitler invaded the USSR--is the tale told by this book.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-01-22 00:00:00 Mar Albrecht This was a Pulitzer Prize nominee. There is much in this book to digest. Geoff is my friend from San Mateo High School. We were both on the school newspaper. He received his bachelor's at University of California, Berkeley; master's from UC Santa Barbara and doctorate from Berkeley. Geoff taught at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN before accepting a professorship at Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He taught U.S. History and Kinesiology. He he a lifelong basketball player and sports fan. He is now Professor Emeritus and continues to live in Kingston pursuing his many passions, one of which is painting. I am pleased to be counted as one of his friends. We have many lively discussions on Facebook and by email.