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A groundbreaking work of narrative history, American Midnight recalls these horrifying yet inspiring four years, when some brave Americans strove to keep their fractured country democratic, while ruthless others stimulated toxic currents of racism, nativism, red-baiting, and contempt for the rule of law-poisons that feel ominously familiar today.ĪDAM HOCHSHCHILD is the New York Times bestselling author of eleven books, including King Leopold's Ghost and To End All Wars (both finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Award) and Bury the Chains (a finalist for the National Book Award and winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and PEN USA Literary Award). Adam Hochschild brings to life this troubled period, which stretched from 1917 to 1921, through the interwoven tales of a colorful cast of characters. This was America during and after the Great War: a brief but appalling era blighted by torture, censorship, and killings. An astonishing 250,000 people joined a nationwide vigilante group-sponsored by the Department of Justice. Well over a thousand men and women were jailed solely for what they had written or said, even in private. Angry mobs burned Black churches to the ground and chased down pacifists and immigrants. To register for this event, you must sign up on Eventbrite or register at the store in person at least 24 hours prior to the event.Īmerican Midnight is a fast-paced, revelatory new account of a pivotal but neglected period in American history: World War I and its stormy aftermath, when bloodshed and repression on the home front nearly doomed American democracy. Dalloway's Bookstore to read from, discuss, and sign his new book American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis. Bestselling and award winning Berkeley author Adam Hochschild returns to Mrs.

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