American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis by Adam Hochschild

American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis

Adam Hochschild

432 pages first pub 2022 (view editions)

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American Midnight is ideal for readers who seek a compelling, deeply researched exploration of the darker chapters in American history and their enduring relevance to contemporary struggles over civil liberties and equality.


American Midnight is ideal for readers who seek a compelling, deeply researched exploration of the darker chapters in American history and their enduring relevance.

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From legendary historian Adam Hochschild, a "masterly" (New York Times) reassessment of the overlooked but startlingly resonant period between World War I and the Roaring Twenties, when the foundations of American democracy were threatened by war,...

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