The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States
Walter Johnson
The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States
Walter Johnson
From Lewis and Clark's 1804 expedition to the 2014 uprising in Ferguson, American history has been made in St. Louis. As Walter Johnson shows in this 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.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Hachette UK
- Year
- 2020
- ISBN-13
- 9781541646063
- Genre
- History
- Topics
- Racism and racial exploitationSt. Louis historyImperialism and capitalism
Awards
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for HistoryShortlisted(2020)
- National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(2020)
Other awarded books from Walter Johnson
- The Broken Heart of America
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