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Michael Kammen was born in Rochester in 1936. He took his BA at George Washington University and his PhD at Harvard. He is Newton C. Farr Professor of American History and Culture at Cornell University, where he has taught since 1965. A past President of the Organization of American Historians, he is the author or editor of numerous works and has lectured throughout the world. His People of Paradox was a Pulitzer Prize winner.
Deep, richly detailed, and enlightening. -The Boston Globe Compelling. . . . A nuanced study . . . offers an important context for looking at ongoing issues of censorship and debates about the point of art. -The Miami Herald Kammen . . . handles these variegated brouhahas with welcome deftness; he squeezes in all the facts while maintaining a nice narrative flow. -The Nation A detailed and comprehensive survey of the history of artistic battles in the United States. -The Houston Chronicle
