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The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America (original 2019; udgave 2020)

af Greg Grandin (Forfatter)

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"From a Pulitzer Prize finalist, a new and eye-opening interpretation of the meaning of the frontier, from early westward expansion to Trump's border wall. Ever since this nation's inception, the idea of an open and ever-expanding frontier has been central to American identity. Symbolizing a future of endless promise, it was the foundation of the United States' belief in itself as an exceptional nation--democratic, individualistic, forward-looking. Today, though, America has a new symbol: the border wall. In The End of the Myth, acclaimed historian Greg Grandin explores the meaning of the frontier throughout the full sweep of U.S. history--from the American Revolution to the War of 1898, the New Deal to the election of 2016. For centuries, he shows, America's constant expansion--fighting wars and opening markets--served as a "gate of escape," helping to deflect domestic political and economic conflicts outward. But this deflection meant that the country's problems, from racism to inequality, were never confronted directly. And now, the combined catastrophe of the 2008 financial meltdown and our unwinnable wars in the Middle East have slammed this gate shut, bringing political passions that had long been directed elsewhere back home. It is this new reality, Grandin says, that explains the rise of reactionary populism and racist nationalism, the extreme anger and polarization that catapulted Trump to the presidency. The border wall may or may not be built, but it will survive as a rallying point, an allegorical tombstone marking the end of American exceptionalism"--… (mere)
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Titel:The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America
Forfattere:Greg Grandin (Forfatter)
Info:Metropolitan Books (2020), Edition: Reprint, 384 pages
Samlinger:Historical
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The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America af Greg Grandin (2019)

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This was a very interesting & readable book by an actual historian that defines the frontier, describes how Americans have used the term "frontier," and asserts how Americans have imagined various meanings and qualities included in the term. ( )
  RickGeissal | Aug 16, 2023 |
Started slow. I was afraid I wasn't going to be able to understand it. It built in intensity and got easier and easier to read--and made me more uneasy. I learned a lot about the border and about US policy in both Democratic and Republican adminstrations. NAFTA was a huge mistake. Everything is scarier now. ( )
  spounds | May 24, 2023 |
Muddled my way through the introduction, not very impressed, but decided to give the book a try anyway.

But the first two sentences of the first chapter:

“The British colonies in North America were conceived in expansion. America was an aspiration, an errand, and an obligation, born out of violent Christlan schism and Europe's interminable religious and ímperial conflicts.”

I read through the rest of the first paragraph - it didn’t get any better. OK this sounds like crap to me, sorry. “..,an aspiration, an errand, and an obligation” - is that really supposed to mean something or is it just an attempt to sound poetic?

This book got a good review in the NYT last month: “fine, elegantly written.” The author is a Yale professor of history. I’m a high school dropout with a GED and a CS degree from a crappy college. So, odds are the fault is with me, not the book.

I guess I’ll just leave it as another case of “not my kinda book.”

PS- After writing this I leafed through the rest of the book. I didn’t see anything else that bugged me the way the first paragraph of the first chapter did. Maybe I’ll give it a try. Someday. I dunno.
  steve02476 | Jan 3, 2023 |
Yes, this book was written by a history professor, but it does not read like a typical history book, and certainly not like a school textbook. Despite a bit too much academia wording in the early going, for me, it read much more like a long -- okay, extra long -- magazine article in something like The Atlantic or The New Yorker. The author has a point to make about the United States, its very lengthy infatuation with the "frontier" and how the lack and/or significant changes in what the frontier is, at any given time in history, has led the country to, well, walls. Heading out to the "frontier" to get away from other folks and find happiness has now transitioned to putting up walls to keep away from those folks we could just leave behind before, with the promise that the pot of gold was waiting for us when got there. Yes, I'm oversimplifying. The author really brings out a lot of reasons to support his conclusion, much of which will get questioning responses from both sides of the political spectrum -- the Right will just call it lies -- but, trust me, I've read enough from numerous other sources to know he isn't making these things up. For example, Heather Cox Richardson's recent book, How the South Won the Civil War, is a good parallel piece, covering westward expansion of the United States in some very similar ways, if not exactly going for the same conclusions. I wish the phrasing the author took didn't match so well or so often with that of pundits more inclined to pull the wool over readers eyes, but the facts I already knew allowed me to trust him more than I might have otherwise to get all the way to end. I think a lot of readers will gain insight to America's history that they might not have had otherwise. Important insights. But that will only happen to those who are open-minded enough to realize how much our history has been packaged and sold for particular consumption. For example, how can a person who notoriously directed significant harm to major groups of people of color, end up be honored with his picture on some of America's most commonly held currency. Great marketing, I guess. ( )
  larryerick | Jun 30, 2021 |
A really well researched and written look at American History from Revolutionary times till the near present with all its warts. A major theme is how racism unified and fueled our countries' westward expansion over the years as well as our long tradition of wars against countries with dark skinned people after the West was fully settled. Major emphasis was placed on the lasting writings of historical author Frederick Jackson Turner. A must read for any true historian. ( )
  muddyboy | Mar 14, 2021 |
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"From a Pulitzer Prize finalist, a new and eye-opening interpretation of the meaning of the frontier, from early westward expansion to Trump's border wall. Ever since this nation's inception, the idea of an open and ever-expanding frontier has been central to American identity. Symbolizing a future of endless promise, it was the foundation of the United States' belief in itself as an exceptional nation--democratic, individualistic, forward-looking. Today, though, America has a new symbol: the border wall. In The End of the Myth, acclaimed historian Greg Grandin explores the meaning of the frontier throughout the full sweep of U.S. history--from the American Revolution to the War of 1898, the New Deal to the election of 2016. For centuries, he shows, America's constant expansion--fighting wars and opening markets--served as a "gate of escape," helping to deflect domestic political and economic conflicts outward. But this deflection meant that the country's problems, from racism to inequality, were never confronted directly. And now, the combined catastrophe of the 2008 financial meltdown and our unwinnable wars in the Middle East have slammed this gate shut, bringing political passions that had long been directed elsewhere back home. It is this new reality, Grandin says, that explains the rise of reactionary populism and racist nationalism, the extreme anger and polarization that catapulted Trump to the presidency. The border wall may or may not be built, but it will survive as a rallying point, an allegorical tombstone marking the end of American exceptionalism"--

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