Description
From writer and political analyst Jared Yates Sexton comes an eye-opening journey through American history that unearths and debunks the myths we've always told ourselves.
Recent years have brought a reckoning in America. As rampant political corruption, stark inequality, and violent bigotry have come to the fore, many have faced two vital questions: How did we get here? And how do we move forward? An honest look at the past--and how it's been covered up--is the only way to find the answers. Americans in power have abused and subjugated others since the nation's very beginning, and myths of America's unique goodness have both enabled that injustice and buried the truth for generations. In American Rule, Jared Yates Sexton blends deep research with stunning storytelling, digging into each era of growth and change that led us here--and laying bare the foundational myths at the heart of the American imagination. Stirring, unequivocal, and impossible to put down, American Rule tells the truth about what this nation has always been--and challenges us to forge a new path.
Author: Jared Yates Sexton
Publisher: Dutton Books
Published: 09/14/2021
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.20w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781524745738
ISBN10: 1524745731
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | General
- Political Science | Civics & Citizenship
- History | Social History
Recent years have brought a reckoning in America. As rampant political corruption, stark inequality, and violent bigotry have come to the fore, many have faced two vital questions: How did we get here? And how do we move forward? An honest look at the past--and how it's been covered up--is the only way to find the answers. Americans in power have abused and subjugated others since the nation's very beginning, and myths of America's unique goodness have both enabled that injustice and buried the truth for generations. In American Rule, Jared Yates Sexton blends deep research with stunning storytelling, digging into each era of growth and change that led us here--and laying bare the foundational myths at the heart of the American imagination. Stirring, unequivocal, and impossible to put down, American Rule tells the truth about what this nation has always been--and challenges us to forge a new path.
Author: Jared Yates Sexton
Publisher: Dutton Books
Published: 09/14/2021
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.20w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781524745738
ISBN10: 1524745731
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | General
- Political Science | Civics & Citizenship
- History | Social History
About the Author
Jared Yates Sexton is the author of The Man They Wanted Me to Be and The People Are Going to Rise Like the Waters Upon Your Shore. His political writing has appeared in publications including The New York Times, The New Republic, Politico, and Salon.com. Sexton is also the author of three collections of fiction and is an associate professor of creative writing at Georgia Southern University.