Karl Rove's ghost of gilded age past

14 December 2011

Dr Marc-William Palen
Lecturer, The University of Exeter

Karl Rove's Ghost of Gilded Age Past

US Studies Centre postdoctoral fellow Marc Palen reviews William T. Horner's book Ohio's Kingmaker: Mark Hanna, Man and Myth. The book examines the life and partisan media portrayal of Gilded Age presidential advisor Mark Hanna, who has been commonly compared to former President George W. Bush's Deputy Chief of Staff, Karl Rove.

Dr Marc-William Palen
Lecturer, The University of Exeter
Marc-William Palen was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the US Studies Centre in 2011 and a Research Associate from 2012 to 2015. During his time at the Centre, he revised his book manuscript, The Conspiracy of Free Trade, for publication. Palen is currently a lecturer in imperial history at the University of Exeter. He specialises in the intersection of British and American imperialism within the broader history of globalisation since 1800 and how political economy, gender, and ideology have shaped global imperial expansion.

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14 December 2011

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