Invisible Giants
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Mark C. Carnes is Ann Whitney Olin Professor of History at Barnard College. In addition to his scholarly works and serving as General Editor of the American National Biography, he is the editor of numerous innovative books bringing together diverse groups of people to discuss history, including Past Imperfect: History According to the Movies and Novel History: Historians and Novelists Confront America's Past. He lives in
the Hudson Valley, New York.

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"An amazingly diverse gallery of important yet underappreciated Americans."--National Review
"Even history buffs will find a few surprises in this collection of essays about influential figures who haven't snagged many headlines."--Chicago Tribune
"A fascinating volume whose principal virtue is respect for significant lives that have been lost and now found."--USA Today
"Fascinating reading."--The Dallas Morning News
"An intriguing and highly readable view on lesser-known figures from U.S. history."--Library Journal
"Interestingly inquisitive...with surprises for even the most widely read."--Booklist
"A volume designed for enlightening browsing."--Publishers Weekly
"Fascinating reading....Profile[s] the likes of blues singer Blind Lemon Jefferson; James Agee, author of A Death in the Family and Let Us Now Praise Famous Men; Leon Czolgosz, who assassinated President William McKinley; Emma Goldman, anarchist and feminine activist; one-time heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano; and Frank Winfield Woolworth, founder of the five-and-dime empire."--The Dallas Morning News

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