Savage peace : hope and fear in America, 1919 / Ann Hagedorn.
The surprising story of America in the year 1919--democracy under stress. In the aftermath of an unprecedented world war and a flu pandemic, Americans were full of hope for the benefits of peace. But instead, the fear of terrorism filled their days. Bolshevism was the new menace, and the federal government, utilizing a vast network of domestic spies, began to watch anyone deemed suspicious. A young lawyer named J. Edgar Hoover headed a brand-new intelligence division (later to become the FBI). Bombs exploded on the doorstep of the attorney general's home in Washington, D.C. Wartime legislation to curb criticism of the government was extended and even strengthened. Labor strife was a daily occurrence. Decorated African-American soldiers, returning home to claim the democracy for which they had risked their lives, were badly disappointed. Weaving together the stories of a panoramic cast of characters, from Albert Einstein to Helen Keller, author Hagedorn illuminates America at a pivotal moment.--From publisher description.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780743243711
- ISBN: 0743243714
- Physical Description: x, 543 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover edition
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2007.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 499-510) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Prologue: Armistice Day 1918 1 -- Part I Winter: Jubilation and Hope -- Chapter 1 Gods of War and Peace 19 -- Chapter 2 Spies Are Everywhere 24 -- Chapter 3 Christmas at Villa Lewaro 37 -- Chapter 4 Women and Molasses 46 -- Chapter 5 List 53 -- Chapter 6 A Mere Slip of a Girl 61 -- Chapter 7 Polar Bears in Peril 80 -- Chapter 8 Sergeant Henry Johnson 91 -- Chapter 9 Trotter and the Passports 104 -- Chapter 10 Magisterial Wand 114 -- Chapter 11 Blinders 124 -- Chapter 12 Shuffleboard 134 -- Chapter 13 In Like a Lion 143 -- Chapter 14 Out Like a Lion 155 -- Part II Spring: Fear -- Chapter 15 Inner Light 163 -- Chapter 16 Make-Believe Riots and Real Bombs 175 -- Chapter 17 It's in the Mail 188 -- Chapter 18 Monsieur Trotter 203 -- Chapter 19 302 Seconds in May 210 -- Chapter 20 What Happened on R Street 218 -- Chapter 21 War of a Different Sort 226 -- Chapter 22 Thrilling Feats 234 -- Part III Summer: Passion -- Chapter 23 Missichusetts 249 -- Chapter 24 Paris 262 -- Chapter 25 Independence Day 1919 269 -- Chapter 26 Narrow Path 279 -- Chapter 27 Miss Puffer Insane? 285 -- Chapter 28 That Certain Point 297 -- Chapter 29 Weapons in Their Hats 308 -- Chapter 30 King of the Index 323 -- Chapter 31 "I'll Stay With You, Mary" 334 -- Part IV Autumn: Struggle -- Chapter 32 "The Right to Happiness" 345 -- Chapter 33 Tugs-of-War and of the Heart 356 -- Chapter 34 Autumn Leaflets 364 -- Chapter 35 Not Exactly Paradise 376 -- Chapter 36 Albert in Wonderland 386 -- Chapter 37 Greatness 391 -- Chapter 38 Armistice Day 1919 398 -- Chapter 39 Falling Ladders 404 -- Chapter 40 All Aboard 408 -- Chapter 41 Boughs of Glory 417 -- Epilogue: Endings and Beginnings 425.
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