The Progressive Era

By: Murray N. Rothbard

Narrated by: Graham Wright

Rothbard's posthumous masterpiece is the definitive book on the Progressives. It will soon be the must read study of this dreadful time in our past. (from the foreword by Judge Andrew P. Napolitano)

The current relationship between the modern state and the economy has its roots in the Progressive Era. (from the introduction by Patrick Newman)

Progressivism brought the triumph of institutionalized racism, the disfranchising of blacks in the South, the cutting off of immigration, the building up of trade unions by the federal government into a tripartite big government, big business, big unions alliance, the glorifying of military virtues and conscription, and a drive for American expansion abroad. In short, the Progressive Era ushered the modern American politico-economic system into being. (from the preface by Murray N. Rothbard)

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Holy “Footnote”

This is a interesting read and is packed full of information. The footnotes are overdone and having a paperback copy might be a better way to enjoy this book.

Strange Narrator Pronunciations

Stop using British narrators who have weird pronunciations. Names are pronounced a certain way no matter how they are spelled.

A must read

Rothbard is an academics academic and this book is a detailed history of progressivism, what it really means and how it controls the US to this day. A must listen

Excellent and Insightful

Though I had some knowledge of the progressive time period, I found after listening to this audio book, there were huge gaps in my presupposed perceptions. My thanks to the Mises Institute for making this superb volume available!

Essential

Easily the best book I’ve ever read for framing the modern political environment of the corporatist state.