Yet the voters that put Trump in the White House have been a permanent part of our American fabric, argues Isenberg. “When you turn an election into a three-ring circus, there’s always a chance that the dancing bear will win,” says Isenberg of the political climate surrounding Sarah Palin. In her groundbreaking bestselling history of the class system in America, Nancy Isenberg, co-author of The Problem of Democracy, takes on our comforting myths about equality, uncovering the crucial legacy of the ever-present, always embarrassing-if occasionally entertaining-poor white trash. Stiles, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Custer’s Trials “ White Trash will change the way we think about our past and present.” “This eye-opening investigation into our country’s entrenched social hierarchy is acutely relevant.”- O, The Oprah Magazine It deals in the truths that matter.”-Dwight Garner, The New York Times “This estimable book rides into the summer doldrums like rural electrification. The New York Times Bestseller, with a new preface from the author
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