Fantasyland How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History

Kurt Andersen

eBook - 2017

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the acclaimed author of Evil Geniuses comes an electrifying, provocative history of American delusion—“an important book for understanding America in the age of Trump” (Walter Isaacson, author of Elon Musk).“A frighteningly convincing and sometimes uproarious picture of a country in steep, perhaps terminal decline that would have the founding fathers weeping into their beards.”—The GuardianA SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEARHow did we get here?In this sweeping, eloquent history of America, Kurt Andersen demonstrates what’s happening in our country today. This strange, post-truth, “fake news” moment we’re all living through is not something entirely new, but rather the ultima...te expression of our national character and path. America was founded by wishful dreamers, magical thinkers, and true... more