Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2025-08-23
Books mentioned on It Could Happen Here Weekly 196
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Michael Phillips discussed The Great Exception by Jefferson Cowie.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Great Exception
Discussed“Some of you folks may be aware of Jefferson Cowi and Nick Salvatore's book, which he calls the great exception.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (7) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Building the Workingman's Paradise: The Design of American Company Towns”
Passing Struggles for Justice
“Alan Dawley, Struggles for Justice: Social Responsibility and the Liberal State”
Passing The Company Town
“Hardy Green, The Company Town: The Industrial Edens and Satanic Mills That Shaped the American Economy”
Plugged White Metropolis
“I'm Michael Phillips, an historian and the author of a book about racism in Dallas called White Metropolis”
Plugged The Purifying Knife
“and the co-author of a recently published book about the eugenics movement in Texas called The Purifying Knife.”
Plugged White Metropolis
“You can find me on Substack at Dr. M. Phillips 2001 on Blue Sky and Facebook. Google my name and quote white metropolis.”
Passing The Iron Heel
“All right, I'm starting to read Jack London's dystopia, the iron heel.”