Behold, America : the entangled history of "America first" and "the American dream
(Book)
Published
New York : Basic Books, 2018.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Status
Port Angeles - Nonfiction (Adult)
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Published
New York : Basic Books, 2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 348 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-326) and index.
Description
"In Behold, America, Sarah Churchwell offers a surprising account of twentieth-century Americans' fierce battle for the nation's soul. It follows the stories of two phrases--the "American dream" and "America First"--that once embodied opposing visions for America. Starting as a Republican motto before becoming a hugely influential isolationist slogan during World War I, America First was always closely linked with authoritarianism and white supremacy. The American dream, meanwhile, initially represented a broad vision of democratic and economic equality. Churchwell traces these notions through the 1920s boom, the Depression, and the rise of fascism at home and abroad, laying bare the persistent appeal of demagoguery in America and showing us how it was resisted. At a time when many ask what America's future holds, Behold, America is a revelatory, unvarnished portrait of where we have been"--,Provided by publisher.