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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Greenwich, Connecticut became the center of a new capitalist vision.
Chapter 3: The Republican Party’s moderate side started collapsing from the mid-1960s forward.
Chapter 4: Clarksburg, West Virginia has turned into a shadow of what it once was.
Chapter 5: Chicago, Illinois stands as a stark reminder of Black Americans’ plight.
Chapter 6: Donald Trump and the GOP tapped into white and working class people’s darkest fears.
Chapter 7: American rage grew as the political establishment increasingly failed.
Chapter 8: Throughout his presidency, Trump pursued a program of destruction.
Chapter 9: The COVID-19 crisis and Black Lives Matter exposed a deeply broken system.
Chapter 10: Twenty years of growing inequality, anger, and cynicism climaxed in the January 6 insurrection.
Description
Wildland (2021) recounts the story of how America became unraveled throughout the first two decades of the twenty-first century. Drawing on stories from residents of three US cities – Greenwich, Connecticut; Clarksburg, West Virginia; and Chicago, Illinois – it examines the undercurrents of change that tie together the fates of these varied landscapes. Finally, it describes how the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 laid the foundation for the violent insurrection on January 6, 2021.
Who Should Listen
- Americans trying to make sense of the changes in their country
- Students of American politics and culture
- Activists looking for a holistic picture of the grievances of average Americans