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 Pierre Epstein has been an actor in New York and Los Angeles. He is currently a freelance writer in New York.

“All Americans who value Social Security and a dignified old age owe an enormous debt of gratitude to Abraham Epstein. This riveting, personal account of his life fills a gaping hole in the literature of the history of social insurance. I highly recommend this book.”—Nancy J. Altman, author of The Battle for Social Security: From FDR's Vision to Bush's Gamble

“How an idiosyncratic seat-of-the-pants Karl Marx–reading social activist managed to motivate high and mighty bureaucrats and politicians, including FDR himself. This book is written with grace, elegance, and verve.” —Victor Navasky, publisher emeritus of The Nation

“This is a fascinating piece of social history about the life and times of one of the designers of Social Security. Students of the New Deal will learn much from reading it.”—Dean Baker, coauthor of Social Security: The Phony Crisis

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