b'American ReformersAmerican ReformersAmerican Reformers brings together informative biographies of 550 men and women who were the principal architects of reform in America from the seventeenth century to modern times. Designed for students and the general reader, coverage includes not only the chief facts of each subjects life, but also offers a thought-provoking assessment of the subjects significance to the general reform movement in this country. Last published in 1985, this second edition offers over 100 new entries, to extend its coverage into the twenty-first century. Youll find new information on the key figures involved in the Black Lives Matter movement, LGBTQ & transgender rights, income equality, plus todays leaders in environmental, Second social, cultural, political, and civil rights reform movements.Edition!Coverage includes a remarkably broad range of reformers, from all political and ideological persuasions:2nd EditionDECEMBER 2017AbolitionLGBTQ RightsOne Volume; 980 pagesChild WelfareMarriage & DivorceISBN: 978-1-68217-196-7Conservative ReformNative American RightsList Price: $195Consumer RightsPolitical & Government Reform Environmental ReformPoverty Economic ReformPrison & Criminal Justice Reform EducationProhibition Freedom of SpeechRacial Equality Health, Medicine & NursingReligious Tolerance ImmigrationSexual Equality Income EqualityWomens RightsPrint Purchase IncludesIndividual & Civil RightsYouth MovementsFREE ONLINE ACCESSLabor, Unions & UnemploymentThe list of subjects includes such well-known reformers as Anne All major reform areas areHutchinson, Thomas Paine, Henry David Thoreau, Harriet Tubman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mother Bloor, Eugene V. Debs, Saul Alinsky, Jacob Riis, covered, including abolitionRachel Carson, Joe Hill, Herbert Croly, Margaret Sanger, Clarence Darrow, and civil rights, health, labor,Louis Brandeis, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Malcolm X. However, American temperance, and womensReformers is especially notable for its coverage of those men and women rights. The work is technicallyactive in numerous causes that are not so widely known about.faultless; the bibliographiesEntries include select bibliographies of books and other sources, both by range from manuscriptand about their subjects. Many entries also include a portrait. material to secondary works,With a high level of accuracy, thoroughness, and informed assessment, with all published itemsAmerican Reformers is an important reference tool but will also be of value dated. Access can be hadas a companion to courses in American history, political science, and social through an alphabetical list atscience at the high school or college level.the beginning or a classified list at the end. Well written and with no competitors, American Reformers will make an excellent and useful addition to any general reference collection. CHOICE18 H.W. Wilson 844.630.6369 www.hwwilsoninprint.com H.W. Wilson844.630.6369www.hwwilsoninprint.com'