Eric Frederick Goldman was an American historian and professor of history at Princeton University. His work focused on American history and national affairs, with publications in prestigious journals such as TIME and The New York Times. Goldman was known for his analytical approach to history and his service as a special advisor to President Lyndon B. Johnson. His writings continue to offer important insights into American history.
A brilliant and dramatic narrative of the wise and the shortsighted, the bold and the timid, the generous and the grasping men and women who have been the stuff of American reform, beginning in the years after the Civil War. One of the best-written historical works in a long time. --New York Times