Opis: Swastika Nation - Arnie Bernstein

In the late 1930s, the German-American Bund, led by its popinjay dictator Fritz Kuhn, was a small but powerful national movement, determined to conquer the United States government with a fascist dictatorship. They met in private social halls and beer garden backrooms, gathered at private resorts and public rallies, developed their own version of the SS and Hitler Youth, published a national newspaper and - for a brief moment of their own imagined glory-seemed poised to make an impact on American politics. But while the American Nazi leadership dreamed of their Swastika Nation, an amalgamation of politicians, a rising legal star, an ego-charged newspaper columnist, and denizens of the criminal underworld utilized their respective means and muscle to bring down the movement and its dreams of a United Reich States. Swastika Nation is a story of bad guys, good guys, and a few guys who fell somewhere in between. The rise and fall of Fritz Kuhn and his German-American Bund at the hands of these disparate fighters is a sometimes funny, sometimes harrowing, and always compelling story from start to finish. "[An] engrossing retelling..."--"The New York Times""Impeccably researched and forcefully written."--"Chicago Tribune""Told with relish and undisguised disdain."--"Kirkus Reviews""A breathtaking story of a lost piece of American history--a powerfully written, expertly researched tale packed with fascinating characters and riveting action."--Jonathan Eig, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Luckiest Man " "The frightening, compulsively readable story...A vivid and enlightening look at a largely forgotten episode of American history."--Gary Krist, "New York Times" bestselling author of "City of Scoundrels"..".fast-paced...a fresh account of a well-documented era."--"Publishers Weekly""This is narrative nonfiction at its best, a gripping tale that's impossible to put down."--Karen Abbott, author of "American Rose ""Arnie Bernstein is a master storyteller...Here's a book with a cast of bigger-than-life characters...A powerful, riveting story."--John McNally, Award-winning author of "The Book of Ralph""No novelist would have dared to pass off the bumptious Fritz Kuhn, his dim-witted associates, or his improbable harem of divorced socialites as real-life characters. But for a few years in the 1930s, the "Bundesfuhrer" purveyed his bizarre blend of Hitler-worship, Jew-hatred, and star-spangled patriotism to audiences of thousands--while the likes of Walter Winchell, Thomas Dewey, Fiorella LaGuardia, and Meyer Lansky worked separately and sometimes together to bring him down. "Swastika Nation" reminds us that when it comes to the politics of hatred, truth is stranger than fiction--and nothing is new under the sun."--Arthur Goldwag, author of "The New Hate: A History of Fear and Loathing on the Populist Right ""Bernstein wraps his arms around an amazing cast and spins a tale that will readers breathless--it's that good. An astonishing read by a wonderful writer."--Gregg Olson, "New York Times" best-selling author of "Starvation Heights"

Szczegóły: Swastika Nation - Arnie Bernstein

Tytuł: Swastika Nation
Autor: Arnie Bernstein
Producent: Picador
ISBN: 9781250056016
Rok produkcji: 2014
Ilość stron: 368
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.38 kg

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