Shapers of the Great Debate on The Great Society: A Biographical Dictionary

Aimed at students and general readers, this volume examines the lives and experiences of individuals involved in all sides of the debate surrounding President Lyndon Johnson's vision of the Great Society. Included are 19 biographies on figures such as Strom Thurmond, Edith Green, Barry Goldwater, Sargent Shriver, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Some 20 brief entries on additional figures are found in the appendix. Bowling teaches history at Manhattanville College. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR