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Blood of the liberals
By Packer, George
- ISBN
- 978-0-37425-142-0
- Publisher
- New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2000.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2000
Packer has produced a fascinating personal history while examining why people become liberals even though their efforts frequently seem extremely futile. The author describes the life and times of his Alabama-born maternal grandfather, Congressman George Huddleston, whose brand of liberalism was rooted in Southern agrarian populism and who often opposed FDR's New Deal. Packer also tells of his father, Herbert, whose Jewis...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
