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The radical fund : how a band of visionaries and a million dollars upended America /

From Pulitzer Prize finalist John Fabian Witt comes the captivating secret history of an epic experiment to remake American democracy.Before the dark money of the Koch Brothers, before the billions of the Ford Foundation, there was the Garland Fund.In 1922, a young idealist named Charles Garland rej...

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Main Author: Witt, John Fabian (Author)
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2025.
Subjects:
Garland, Charles.
Radicalism > United States.
Protest movements > United States.
Civil rights movements > United States.
Wealth > United States.
Capitalism > Moral and ethical aspects.
Contestation > États-Unis.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > États-Unis.
Richesse > États-Unis.
Informational works.
Biographies.
Documents d'information.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:From Pulitzer Prize finalist John Fabian Witt comes the captivating secret history of an epic experiment to remake American democracy.Before the dark money of the Koch Brothers, before the billions of the Ford Foundation, there was the Garland Fund.In 1922, a young idealist named Charles Garland rejected a million-dollar inheritance.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 712 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
ISBN:1476766355
9781476766355