The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States

A searing and "magisterial" (Cornel West, New York Times-bestselling author of Democracy Matters) history of American racial...
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The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States by Johnson, Walter

The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States

$21.99

The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States

$21.99
Author: Walter Johnson
Format: Paperback
Language: English
A searing and "magisterial" (Cornel West, New York Times-bestselling author of Democracy Matters) history of American racial exploitation and resistance, told through the turbulent past of the city of St. Louis

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.

Author: Walter Johnson
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 07/06/2021
Pages: 544
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9781541619586

About the Author
Walter Johnson is Winthrop Professor of History and Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. A Missouri native and author of the critically acclaimed Soul by Soul, which won numerous prestigious awards, and River of Dark Dreams, he lives in Arlington, MA.

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