Lawrence R. Samuel, The American Middle Class: A Cultural History

In The American Middle Class: A Cultural History, Lawrence R. Samuel attempts to provide context to what he refers to as “the most important issue in the national conversation,” the fall of the American middle class. Samuels offers an overview of the history of the class that has been traditionally experienced as a reflector of the vitality and robustness of the American republic, from its booming rise in the post-World War II era, to the slow decline of its economic, social, and political p...