About the Author

JAMES A. HENRETTA is Priscilla Alden Burke Professor of American History at the University of Maryland, College Park. His publications include "The Evolution of American Society, 1700-1815: An Interdisciplinary Analysis"; ""Salutary Neglect": Colonial Administration under the Duke of Newcastle"; "Evolution and Revolution: American Society, 1600-1820"; "The Origins of American Capitalism"; and an edited volume, "Republicanism and Liberalism in America and the German States, 1750-1850." His most recent publication is a long article, "Charles Evans Hughes and the Strange Death of Liberal America," ("Law and History Review," 2006), derived from his ongoing research on The Liberal State in New York, 1820-1975. DAVID BRODY is professor emeritus of history at the University of California, Davis. He is the author of "Steelworkers in America"; "Workers in Industrial America: Essays on the 20th Century Struggle"; and "In Labor's Cause: Main Themes on the History of the American Worker." His current research is on labor law and workplace regimes during the Great Depression.