From the St. Louis-based journalist often credited with first predicting Donald Trump's presidential victory. "A collection of sharp-edged, humanistic pieces about the American heartland...Passionate pieces that repeatedly...
American Dream
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Author:Kendzior, SarahSummary: -
Author:Hannah, KristinSummary:Texas, 1921. A time of abundance. The Great War is over, the bounty of the land is plentiful, and America is on the brink of a new and optimistic era. But for Elsa Wolcott, deemed too old to marry in a time when marriage is a woman...
- Author:Lehane, DennisSummary:
In 1926, during the Prohibition, Joe Coughlin defies his strict law-and-order upbringing by climbing a ladder of organized crime that takes him from Boston to Cuba where he encounters a dangerous cast of characters who are all fighting...
- Author:Alexander, BrianSummary:
Financial engineering seemed a positive thing in the 1980s but it is wrecking companies and destroying towns. Author Brian Alexander looks at Lancaster, Ohio. In 1947, Forbes magazine declared it the epitome of the All-American town....
- Author:Quinones, Sam.Summary:
Journalist investigates the impact of addiction to opiates, including morphine, OxyContin, and heroin. Focusing particularly on the town of Portsmouth, Ohio, the author discusses the ways people become addicted and the ways those...
- Author:Zoboi, Ibi AanuSummary:
On the corner of American Street and Joy Road, Fabiola Toussaint thought she would finally find une belle vie -- a good life. But after they leave Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Fabiola's mother is detained by U.S. immigration, leaving...
