{"product_id":"common-cause-a-novel-of-the-war-in-america-paperback","title":"Common Cause: A Novel of the War in America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSamuel Hopkins Adams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Maxwell Hamilton\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAmy Solomon Whitehead\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lost literary relic of the First World War, \u003ci\u003eCommon Cause\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Jeremy Robson, a crusading newspaper editor in the fictional midwestern town of Fenchester. The \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e's muckraking has led special interests to withhold advertising in order to drive Robson out of business. But he and local plutocrats put their differences aside when war is declared in 1917 in order to attack the German-American community for its supposed fealty to their Fatherland.\u003ci\u003e Common Cause\u003c\/i\u003e provides a vivid picture of the America-first fear and hate that gripped the midwestern United States during the Great War. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamuel Hopkins Adams\u003c\/b\u003e (1871-1958) was an American muckraker and World War I propagandist. He wrote for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMcClure's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCollier's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and authored dozens of books, including \u003ci\u003eRevelry\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCommon Cause\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eJohn Maxwell Hamilton\u003c\/b\u003e is the Hopkins P. Breazeale Professor at Louisiana State University's Manship School of Mass Communication and a Global Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He is the author and editor of many books, including the award-winning \u003ci\u003eJournalism's Roving Eye: A History of American Newsgathering Abroad\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eAmy Solomon Whitehead\u003c\/b\u003e is a Baton Rouge based writer and communications consultant. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 396\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760255369504,"sku":"9781640120020","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3077ad51d94fd97ec5588997d5726a81.webp?v=1780175699","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/common-cause-a-novel-of-the-war-in-america-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}