{"product_id":"9781789542998","title":"The Wrath to Come: Gone with the Wind and the Lies America Tells","description":"Author: Churchwell, Sarah\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781789542998\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Aug 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 464 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe history America never wanted you to read. \u003cbr\u003e'The narrative took my breath away' \u003cb\u003ePhilippe Sands\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'An extraordinarily and shockingly powerful read' \u003cb\u003ePeter Frankopan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'One of the must-reads of the year' \u003cb\u003eSuzannah Lipscomb\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Brilliant and provocative' \u003cb\u003eGavin Esler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSarah Churchwell examines one of the most enduringly popular stories of all time, \u003ci\u003eGone with the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, to help explain the divisions ripping the United States apart today. Separating fact from fiction, she shows how histories of mythmaking have informed America's racial and gender politics, the controversies over Confederate statues, the resurgence of white nationalism, the Black Lives Matter movement, the enduring power of the American Dream, and the violence of Trumpism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGone with the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e was an instant bestseller when it was published in 1936; its film version became the most successful Hollywood film of all time. Today the story's racism is again a subject of controversy, but it was just as controversial in the 1930s, foreshadowing today's debates over race and American fascism. In \u003ci\u003eThe Wrath to Come\u003c\/i\u003e, Sarah Churchwell charts an extraordinary journey through 160 years of American denialism. From the Lost Cause to the romances behind the Ku Klux Klan, from the invention of the 'ideal' slave plantation to the erasure of interwar fascism, Churchwell shows what happens when we do violence to history, as collective denial turns fictions into lies, and lies into a vicious reality.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46636877021342,"sku":"UBD-9781789542998","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781789542998.jpg?v=1774398445","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781789542998","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}