A review by lmrewis
The Great Agnostic: Robert Ingersoll and American Freethought by Susan Jacoby

5.0

I learned so much from this book. Robert Ingersoll makes me feel seen. I can't believe that I never learned about him even with 8 years of higher education. He seems like a truly good man, and I was surprised when I didn't find he had really any abhorrent view points. Anti-religious, anti-slavery, pro-women's rights... you name it, this man thought about it and tried to make the best decision.

This book has inspired me to read another of Jacoby's works about freethinkers, and it definitely makes me want to revisit Thomas Paine.