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The Broken Heart of America

By Walter Johnson

The Broken Heart of America

By Walter Johnson

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A history of American racial exploitation and resistance, told through the turbulent past of the city of St. Louis “A magisterial book… A searing history.” —Eddie S. Glaude, author of Begin Again From Lewis and Clark's 1804 expedition to the 2014 uprising in Ferguson, American history has been made in St. Louis. And as Walter Johnson shows in this searing book, the city exemplifies how imperialism, racism, and capitalism have persistently entwined to corrupt the nation's past.   St. Louis was a staging post for Indian removal and imperial expansion, and its wealth grew on the backs of its poor black residents, from slavery through redlining and urban renewal. But it was once also America's most radical city, home to anti-capitalist immigrants, the Civil War's first general emancipation, and the nation's first general strike—a legacy of resistance that endures.   A blistering history of a city's rise and decline, The Broken Heart of America will forever change how we think about the United States.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
528
Release Date:
2020-04-14
Publication Date:
2020-04-14
Publisher:
Basic Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0465064264
ISBN13:
9780465064267
Weight:
788 g
Height:
165 cm
Width:
241 cm
Thickness:
42 cm
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