The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States
Walter Johnson
Basic Books/Hachette Book Group
From Lewis & Clark in 1804 to the Ferguson uprisings in 2014, St. Louis exemplifies how imperialism, racism, and capitalism have been persistently entwined. But it was once also America's most radical city, home to anti-capitalist immigrants, the Civil War's first general emancipation, and the nation's first general strike. The legacy of resistance endures.