A Renegade History of the United States by Thaddeus Russell | Book Club

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Pages to read: 351
ISBN: 9781416576136 (Originally listed edition)
ISBN: 9781416571094 (Edition Eugene is using)

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While reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•Who are the renegades?
•How did drinking behavior change?
•How did marriage and sexual relations change?
•What occupations were women able to have?
•How did women’s behavior change?
•What did the Founding Founders want of behavior?
•Was there more freedom under monarchies or democracy?
•How to control people’s behavior?
•How did music of freedom develop?
•What kind of leisure did people want?
•How were slaves treated and how did the slaves respond to how they were treated?
•What was the problem with slavery?
•How did the treatment of children change?
•What did the Reconstruction era want of people’s behavior?
•Why did women become prostitutes?
•How were the Puritans expected to behave?
•How did the treatment of the Irish change?
•How did the treatment of the Jews change?
•How did the treatment of the Italians change?
•How did the treatment of the African Americans change?
•What did the KKK want?
•How were consumer markets developed?
•Who were the heroes and enemies of the Prohibition era, 1919-1933?
•How did Las Vegas come to be?
•How did the movie industry change?
•How much control did government have during the New Deal?
•How much of social life was control by the government during the Depression era?
•Did Americans want to participate in WW2?
•Who were the style hunters?

Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.