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Paul Blumenthal Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: F.D.R.: His Personal Letters, Early Years, Franklin D. Roosevelt

F.D.R.: His Personal Letters, Early Years

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Paul BlumenthalPaul Blumenthal

From '84 to '04, Dem prez candidates did not mention FDR in DNC acceptance speech. The drought ended when John Kerry said: "I'm going to say something that Franklin Roosevelt could never have said in his acceptance speech: go to https://t.co/VB3yO5pMqR." https://t.co/AphCOtAdCM

Paperback, 2010

$47.95$23.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Chain Reaction: The Impact of Race, Rights, and Taxes on American Politics (Revised), Thomas Byrne Edsall

Chain Reaction: The Impact of Race, Rights, and Taxes on American Politics (Revised)

Thomas Byrne Edsall
Paul BlumenthalPaul Blumenthal

@DavidAstinWalsh This is all entirely spot on. It often feels like a time-warp to Tom and Mary Edsall's Chain Reaction, but without considering what's changed. I'm also wondering what Blanche Lincoln, Mark Pryor or Mary Landrieu should have done differently? Why Harkin, Nelson, Bayh retired? etc

Paperback, 1992

$25.95$12.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848, Daniel Walker Howe

What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848

Daniel Walker Howe
Paul BlumenthalPaul Blumenthal

This is basically the main theme of Daniel Walker Howe's What Hath God Wrought. First, the drop in production costs for printing led to the abolitionist mailing campaigns. Then the telegraph, as described below. https://t.co/ThmdBNkjV8 https://t.co/zAmWRfYt1o

Paperback, 2009

$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Conservatism: A Rediscovery, Yoram Hazony

Conservatism: A Rediscovery

Yoram Hazony
Paul BlumenthalPaul Blumenthal

@JHWeissmann This is already a cornerstone of right wing Zionism. Yoram Hazony blamed US Jews for stripping the US of its natural Christian heritage at the latest National Conservatism conference.

Paperback, 2024

$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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