About the Author

Michael Kazin is a professor of history at Georgetown University and editor emeritus of Dissent. His books include American Dreamers: How the Left Changed a Nation, The Populist Persuasion, and A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and editor of The Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. (1983) Stanford University, History
M.A. (1975) Portland State University, History
B.A.   (1972) Harvard University, Social Studies