{"product_id":"the-broken-heart-of-america-walter-johnson-9780465064267","title":"The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States","description":"\u003cb\u003eA searing and \"magisterial\" (Cornel West, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDemocracy Matters\u003c\/i\u003e) history of American racial exploitation and resistance, told through the turbulent past of the city of St. Louis\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e A blistering history of a city's rise and decline, \u003ci\u003eThe Broken Heart of America \u003c\/i\u003ewill forever change how we think about the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Walter Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0465064264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780465064267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2020 pg. 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2020 pg. 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2020 pg. 63","brand":"Walter Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44052224344319,"sku":"9780465064267","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8b855857-06f7-430c-979e-9560d42e1ab5.jpg?v=1685017625","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-broken-heart-of-america-walter-johnson-9780465064267","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}