• Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
An American Idyll the Life of Carleton H. Parker

An American Idyll the Life of Carleton H. Parker

Paperback

Historical Figures20th Century United States HistoryFiction Anthologies

ISBN10: 116264625X
ISBN13: 9781162646251
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.63
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
An American Idyll: The Life of Carleton H. Parker is a biography written by Cornelia Stratton Parker about her husband, Carleton H. Parker. The book covers the life and career of Parker, who was a prominent economist and social reformer in the early 20th century. Parker's work focused on improving conditions for workers and farmers, and he was a leading advocate for cooperative economics. The book traces Parker's upbringing in rural New York, his education at Cornell University, and his later work as a professor at the University of California, Berkeley. It also explores his involvement in various social and political movements, including the Populist Party and the Progressive Era. The book provides a detailed look at Parker's personal life, including his marriage to Cornelia Stratton Parker and their shared commitment to social justice. Overall, An American Idyll offers a compelling portrait of a pioneering economist and social reformer whose ideas continue to influence economic and social policy today.1919. The story of Parker, a liberal academic and a pioneer in the sociology of the Industrial Workers of the World. If you admire strong men and true, if you enjoy biography, if you like love stories, if naivet����� appeals to you, if a tale of happiness well told brings you pleasure, then this book belongs on your reading list. It is a book recommended a dozen times, but no one has been able to describe its charm or fascination.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

3 different editions

Also available

Also in

Fiction Anthologies