| Book Review | The Journal of American History, 92.2

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Book Review

Public and Private in American History: State, Family, Subjectivity in the Twentieth Century. Ed. by R. Baritono, D. Frezza, A. Lorini, M. Vaudagna, and E. Vezzosi. (Turin: Otto, 2003. 638 pp. Paper, €35.00, ISBN 88-87503-71-0.)

The presidential campaigns of 2000 and 2004 were dominated by the question: "Who are these men?" Notwithstanding their long records of public service, Al Gore, George W. Bush and John Kerry seemed permanently engaged in refining their particular answers, offering voters new and better insights into candidates' personalities. Spouses and children were prominently displayed, moments of devotion and prayer recorded by cameras, hobbies and pets presented as evidence that the candidates were close to the common man. Better: that they were the common man, but with uncommon courage and determination. Who was the most convincing performer (south of the Mason–Dixon line, at least) is a matter of record.

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