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Book Review of The radical soap opera: An impression of the American left from 1917 to the present

The radical soap opera: An impression of the American left from 1917 to the present
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A quite personal book, published in the aftermath of the Vietnam War protests. Beginning with Walt Whitman, it runs through the usual suspects such as Sacco & Vanzetti, the Popular Front, Whittaker Chambers, etc.
"This is not a history of the American Left movement, but rather a staging of some of its more emphatic moments." In the bibliography, note that his sources are largely the written materials by participant.
I was reluctant to rate it this high because there is NO INDEX!