{"product_id":"fantasyland-how-america-went-haywire-a-500-year-history-paperback","title":"Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKurt Andersen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - From the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eEvil Geniuses \u003c\/i\u003ecomes an electrifying, provocative history of American delusion--\"an important book for understanding America in the age of Trump\" (Walter Isaacson, author of \u003ci\u003eElon Musk\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow did we get here?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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 ultimate expression of our national character and path. America was founded by wishful dreamers, magical thinkers, and true believers, by hucksters and their suckers. Believe-what-ever-you-want fantasy is deeply embedded in our DNA. From the Salem witch trials to the Satanic Panic of the 1980s, from P. T. Barnum to Hollywood, from our fetish for guns to our obsession with extraterrestrials, our peculiar love of the fantastic has made America exceptional in a way that we've never fully acknowledged. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with gleeful erudition and tell-it-like-it-is ferocity, \u003ci\u003eFantasyland\u003c\/i\u003e could not appear at a more perfect moment for understanding the politics and culture of twenty-first-century America, and how the lines between reality and illusion have become dangerously blurred.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKurt Andersen\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEvil Geniuses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFantasyland\u003c\/i\u003e and the novels \u003ci\u003eTrue Believers, Heyday \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003eTurn of the Century, \u003c\/i\u003eamong other books. He contributes to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and was host and co-creator of \u003ci\u003eStudio 360, \u003c\/i\u003e the Peabody Award-winning public radio show and podcast. He also writes for television, film, and the stage. Andersen co-founded \u003ci\u003eSpy\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, served as editor in chief of \u003ci\u003eNew York, \u003c\/i\u003e and was a cultural columnist and design critic for \u003ci\u003eTime, New York\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. He graduated from Harvard College and lives in Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 05, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45762653159621,"sku":"9780812978902","price":27.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/UFXH-J2vFl9780812978902.webp?v=1781325270","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/fantasyland-how-america-went-haywire-a-500-year-history-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}