{"product_id":"the-broken-heart-of-america-st-louis-and-the-violent-history-of-the-united-states-9781541619586","title":"The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States","description":"\u003cb\u003eA searing and \"magisterial\" (Cornel West) history of American racial exploitation and resistance, told through the turbulent past of the city of St. Louis.\u003c\/b\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 \u003ci\u003eThe Broken Heart of America\u003c\/i\u003e, 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Broken Heart of America\u003c\/i\u003e will forever change how we think about the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Walter Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541619586\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalter Johnson \u003c\/b\u003eis Winthrop Professor of History and Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. A Missouri native and author of the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eSoul by Soul\u003c\/i\u003e, which won numerous prestigious awards, \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRiver of Dark Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, he lives in Arlington, MA\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39827316801651,"sku":"9781541619586","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_0d435203-b6cf-4077-8a72-e1024b349540.jpg?v=1644564698","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-broken-heart-of-america-st-louis-and-the-violent-history-of-the-united-states-9781541619586","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}