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Two Shining Souls: Jane Addams, Leo Tolstoy, and the Quest for Global Peace

Two Shining Souls: Jane Addams, Leo Tolstoy, and the Quest for Global Peace

Cracraft, James

Hardcover

20th Century United States HistoryGeneral World HistoryRussian History

ISBN10: 0739174509
ISBN13: 9780739174500
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: Jun 14 2012
Pages: 206
Weight: 0.92
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

In his new book, Two Shining Souls, James Cracraft explores the decades-long encounter of Jane Addams, the famous American social reformer and peace activist, with Leo Tolstoy, the acclaimed Russian writer and sage. He documents Tolstoy's influence in Progressive-era America and particularly on Addams's career, citing previously unknown or neglected sources. In addition to her study of Tolstoy's writings--his now largely forgotten religious tracts more than his celebrated fiction--Addams traveled to Russia to see him personally, a meeting that is recounted in detail. Late in her life, Addams described Tolstoy as a rare shining soul, a term, Cracraft suggests, that applies equally well to her. His book adds an enduring religious dimension to Addams's rich legacy while newly delimiting, by contrast, the legacy of Tolstoy.

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