Alan Brinkleyis the Allan Nevins Professor of American History at Columbia University. His previous books includeVoices of Protest- Huey Long, Father Coughlin, and the Great Depression, which won the National Book Award for History, andThe Unfinished Nation- A Concise History of the American People.His essays, articles, and reviews have appeared inThe American Historical Review, theJournal of American History,The New York Times Book Review,The New York Review of Books,The Times Literary Supplement,The New Republic, and other publications. He lives in New York City.