“A detailed and compelling portrait. . . . It will force you to think about how America was made, and why.” —The Boston Globe
“Comprehensive and sweeping. . . . Fascinating. . . . Kluger is a skilled and passionate storyteller.” —Chicago Tribune
“Epic. . . . Brilliant. . . . Kluger limns colorful pen portraits of heroes and knaves both familiar and forgotten.” —The Plain Dealer
“A well-crafted and readable narrative of this often sordid, sometimes forgotten side of the American past.” —The Washington Post Book World
