Donald W. Whisenhunt is professor of history at Western Washington University and has published widely.

The Human Tradition in America between the Wars, 1920-1945 describes and analyzes artists, politicians, and other individuals—representative figures including the popular and the obscure. Often driven by a single purpose, these Americans experienced and altered the tides of their times. Written in simple, eloquent language, and intellectually honest, these character portraits help illuminate the human condition by linking the microcosm to the macrocosm.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 A.J. Muste: Portrait of a Twentieth-Century PacifistChapter 3 Zora Neale Hurston: Folklorist and StorytellerChapter 4 Jimmie Rodgers: The Singing BrakemanChapter 5 Ma Rainey: Mother of the BluesChapter 6 William Lewis Paul: Tlingit AdvocateChapter 7 Marshall Keeble: An African-American Evangelist Faces PrejudiceChapter 8 Elaine Goodale Eastman: Author and Indian ReformerChapter 9 Dennis Chavez: The Last of the "Patrones"Chapter 10 Frances Perkins: Always Working for LaborChapter 11 Meridel Le Sueur: A Voice for Working-Class WomenChapter 12 Gerald L. K. Smith: Political Activist, Candidate, and Preacher of HateChapter 13 Emma Tenayuca: Labor and Civil Rights Organizer of 1930s San AntonioChapter 14 Henry S. Aurand: Student, Teacher, and Practitioner of U.S. Army LogisticsChapter 15 Oveta Culp Hobby: Director of the Wartime Women's Army CorpsChapter 16 Ernie Pyle: From a "Worm's-Eye View"Chapter 17 Index

Donald W. Whisenhunt is professor of history at Western Washington University and has published widely.

The Human Tradition in America between the Wars, 1920-1945 describes and analyzes artists, politicians, and other individuals—representative figures including the popular and the obscure. Often driven by a single purpose, these Americans experienced and altered the tides of their times. Written in simple, eloquent language, and intellectually honest, these character portraits help illuminate the human condition by linking the microcosm to the macrocosm.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 A.J. Muste: Portrait of a Twentieth-Century PacifistChapter 3 Zora Neale Hurston: Folklorist and StorytellerChapter 4 Jimmie Rodgers: The Singing BrakemanChapter 5 Ma Rainey: Mother of the BluesChapter 6 William Lewis Paul: Tlingit AdvocateChapter 7 Marshall Keeble: An African-American Evangelist Faces PrejudiceChapter 8 Elaine Goodale Eastman: Author and Indian ReformerChapter 9 Dennis Chavez: The Last of the "Patrones"Chapter 10 Frances Perkins: Always Working for LaborChapter 11 Meridel Le Sueur: A Voice for Working-Class WomenChapter 12 Gerald L. K. Smith: Political Activist, Candidate, and Preacher of HateChapter 13 Emma Tenayuca: Labor and Civil Rights Organizer of 1930s San AntonioChapter 14 Henry S. Aurand: Student, Teacher, and Practitioner of U.S. Army LogisticsChapter 15 Oveta Culp Hobby: Director of the Wartime Women's Army CorpsChapter 16 Ernie Pyle: From a "Worm's-Eye View"Chapter 17 Index

Donald W. Whisenhunt is professor of history at Western Washington University and has published widely.

The Human Tradition in America between the Wars, 1920-1945 describes and analyzes artists, politicians, and other individuals—representative figures including the popular and the obscure. Often driven by a single purpose, these Americans experienced and altered the tides of their times. Written in simple, eloquent language, and intellectually honest, these character portraits help illuminate the human condition by linking the microcosm to the macrocosm.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 A.J. Muste: Portrait of a Twentieth-Century PacifistChapter 3 Zora Neale Hurston: Folklorist and StorytellerChapter 4 Jimmie Rodgers: The Singing BrakemanChapter 5 Ma Rainey: Mother of the BluesChapter 6 William Lewis Paul: Tlingit AdvocateChapter 7 Marshall Keeble: An African-American Evangelist Faces PrejudiceChapter 8 Elaine Goodale Eastman: Author and Indian ReformerChapter 9 Dennis Chavez: The Last of the "Patrones"Chapter 10 Frances Perkins: Always Working for LaborChapter 11 Meridel Le Sueur: A Voice for Working-Class WomenChapter 12 Gerald L. K. Smith: Political Activist, Candidate, and Preacher of HateChapter 13 Emma Tenayuca: Labor and Civil Rights Organizer of 1930s San AntonioChapter 14 Henry S. Aurand: Student, Teacher, and Practitioner of U.S. Army LogisticsChapter 15 Oveta Culp Hobby: Director of the Wartime Women's Army CorpsChapter 16 Ernie Pyle: From a "Worm's-Eye View"Chapter 17 Index