Peter E. Austin was Honors Professor of History and University Studies for sixteen years at St. Edward’s University. He is author of Baring Brothers and the Birth of Modern Finance (Pickering & Chatto, 2007), and is completing a manuscript on the historical relationship between lawyers and the economic growth of nations. Currently he directs The 1960s Project, a large study of the era that grew out of a large lecture course for college freshmen on the same topic.
Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt of Peter E. Austin’s essay, “The Sixties and the Forgotten Man: A Non-Modest Proposal.” Dr. Austin was Honors Professor of History and University Studies for sixteen years at St. Edward’s University. Currently he directs The 1960s Project, a large study of the era that grew out of a large lecture course […]
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