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Providing in one volume concise introductions to the most important and influential thinkers in American history, this work offers portraits of the American statesmen, activists and writers whose influence on American political life has been exemplary and profound. In short and accessible summaries of such thinkers as Thomas Paine, W.E.B. DuBois, Mark Twain and Betty Friedan, authors describe each figure's historical context, present their most notable writings and achievements and highlight the significance of their work to America's political heritage.

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This collection of forty-five separately authored essays of fifty-five American political thinkers is at once diverse and unified. While this collection establishes a consensual Lockean philosophical founding, this founding, despite its internal tensions, is a philosophically articulate and coherent set of principles that underwrite the American regime of liberty. Hisory of Political Thought Frost and Sikkenga have done a great service for students and teachers of American political thought in editing this massive volume. Highly recommended. CHOICE

This collection of forty-five separately authored essays of fifty-five American political thinkers is at once diverse and unified. While this collection establishes a consensual Lockean philosophical founding, this founding, despite its internal tensions, is a philosophically articulate and coherent set of principles that underwrite the American regime of liberty. Hisory Of Political Thought Frost and Sikkenga have done a great service for students and teachers of American political thought in editing this massive volume. Highly recommended. Choice

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Bryan-Paul Frost is endowed professor of political science at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette. Jeffrey Sikkenga is professor of political science at Ashland University.

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