America-Watching: Perspectives in the Course of an Incredible Century

by Gerald W. Johnson

The journalist-historian's essays and articles, from The New Republic and elsewhere, and chapters from his books, record his observations on the nation's course and state, theories about its direction, and advocacies of and opposition to various causes and politicians

356 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1976

About the author

Gerald White Johnson, often credited as Gerald W. Johnson, was a journalist, historian, and an advocate of liberal causes. He wrote many nonfiction books on history, biography, and commentary on American politics and culture.

Johnson was an editorial writer for the Baltimore Sunpupers from 1926 to 1943, and a contributing editor of the New Republic from 1954 until his death in 1980.