Ali Shehzad Zaidi (SUNY-Canton): The Endless Promise of the United States Declaration of Independence. A review of Almost All Aliens: Immigration, Race, and Colonialism in American History and Identity by Paul Spickard. A review of A Nation of Counterfeiters: Capitalists, Con Men, and the Making of the United States by Stephen Mihm. From History Now, a special issue on shaping the American economy, including Joyce Appleby on enterprise in nineteenth century America; Richard Sylla on the origin, development, and regulation of the U.S. banking system; Brian Murphy on the rise of the stock market, an American institution; an article on robber barons/captains of industry; and Roger E. A. Farmer on economic policy through the lens of history. A century and a half after the first state seceded from the Union, a lively debate over what caused the Civil War continues. John Summers reviews Rebirth of a Nation: The Making of Modern America, 1877–1920 by Jackson Lears. A review of Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition by Daniel Okrent (and more and more and an excerpt on Wayne Wheeler). Scott McLemee on why it’s a good time to have Irving Bernstein’s The Lean Years and The Turbulent Years. A review of Invisible Hands: The Businessmen's Crusade Against the New Deal by Kim Phillips-Fein. A review of Myth and the Greatest Generation: A Social History of Americans in World War II by Kenneth D. Rose. A review of Broke, USA: From Pawnshops to Poverty, Inc. — How the Working Poor Became Big Business by Gary Rivlin. A review of Bye Bye, Miss American Empire: Neighborhood Patriots, Backcountry Rebels, and their Underdog Crusades to Redraw America's Political Map by Bill Kauffman. More and more on Made in America: A Social History of American Culture and Character by Claude Fischer.
