Meadville in the Making

5. Frederic C Howe: Dewey, Cheatum and Howe


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 On today’s episode of Meadville in the Making we look at how a boy made in Meadville grew into a reformer who then carried the lessons of our hometown with him as he helped reshape cities, immigration, and democratic life across the nation.


Ashley also really tries to make a case for the stage revival of Hello, Meadville a 1988 musical by Dr. William Holland Jr.


Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America - by Kurt Andersen

From Progressive to New Dealer: Frederic C. Howe and American Liberalism by Kenneth Miller

The Confessions of a Reformer by Frederic C Howe

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Meadville in the MakingBy Mattocks Bookends, Allegheny College, Meadville Community Revitalization Corp