When America Was Great: The Fighting Faith of Liberalism in Post-War America profiles the thinkers and writers who crafted a new American liberal tradition in a conservative era—from historians Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., and C. Vann Woodward, to economist John Kenneth Galbraith and theologian Reinhold Niebuhr. A compelling tale that will redefine the word “liberal” for a new generation, Kevin Mattson retraces the intellectual journey of these towering figures.
 
Published by Routledge