Book : The Broken Heart Of America St. Louis And The Violent

-Titulo Original : The Broken Heart Of America St. Louis And The Violent History Of The United States

-Fabricante :

Basic Books

-Descripcion Original:

A searing and magisterial (Cornel West) history of American racial exploitation and resistance, told through the turbulent past of the city of St. Louis. From Lewis and Clarks 1804 expedition to the 2014 uprising in Ferguson, American history has been made in St. Louis. And as Walter Johnson shows in The Broken Heart of America, the city exemplifies how imperialism, racism, and capitalism have persistently entwined to corrupt the nations 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 Americas most radical city, home to anti-capitalist immigrants, the Civil Wars first general emancipation, and the nations first general strike-a legacy of resistance that endures. A blistering history of a citys rise and decline, The Broken Heart of America will forever change how we think about the United States. 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.