Progressive Politics in the Democratic Party Samuel Untermyer and the Jewish Anti-Nazi Boycott Campaign
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Richard A. Hawkins is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of History, Politics and War Studies at the University of Wolverhampton, UK. He is author of A Pacific Industry: The History of Pineapple Canning in Hawaii (2011).Hawkins has written the first comprehensive biography of Samuel Untermyer, a prominent lawyer and important voice in Jewish democratic politics. The study is meticulously researched, containing a wealth of information on Untermyer’s professional and private life. Readers will gain new insights into the development of liberal America in the first half of the twentieth century.
Stefan Manz, Aston University, UK
Introduction
1. Coming of Age in Lynchburg, Virginia, 1858-1868
2. The Education of a Lawyer, 1869-1880
3. From Broadway to Wall Street, 1880-1899
4. The Multi-millionaire Progressive Reform Advocate, 1900-1914
5. A Germanophile American Patriot, 1914-1921
6. Untermyer as an American Jewish Leader, 1921-1932
7. Samuel Untermyer’s Third Age and His Struggle Against Nazi Germany, 1933-1940
Conclusion
Index