When the renowned aviation hero and rabid isolationist Charles A. Lindbergh defeated Franklin Roosevelt by a landslide in the 1940 presidential election, fear invaded every Jewish household in America. Not only had Lindbergh, in a nationwide radio...
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When the renowned aviation hero and rabid isolationist Charles A. Lindbergh defeated Franklin Roosevelt by a landslide in the 1940 presidential election, fear invaded every Jewish household in America. Not only had Lindbergh, in a nationwide radio address, publicly blamed the Jews for selfishly pushing America toward a pointless war with Nazi Germany, but upon taking office as the thirty-third president of the United States, he negotiated a cordial "understanding" with Adolf Hitler, whose conquest of Europe and virulent anti-Semitic policies he appeared to accept without difficulty. What then followed in America is the historical setting for this startling new book by Pulitzer Prize-winner Philip Roth, who recounts what it was like for his Newark family - and for a million such families all over the country - during the menacing years of the Lindbergh presidency, when American citizens who happened to be Jews had every reason to expect the worst Title -- Front Matter -- Half Title -- Books by Philip Roth -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- 1 Vote for Lindbergh or Vote for War -- 2 Loudmouth Jew -- 3 Following Christians -- 4 The Stump -- 5 Never Before -- 6 Their Country -- 7 The Winchell Riots -- 8 Bad Days -- 9 Perpetual Fear -- Postscript -- Note to the Reader -- A True Chronology of the Major Figures -- Other Historical Figures in the Work -- Some Documentation -- About the Author
