| American Messiahs: False Prophets of a Damned Nation Contributor(s): Morris, Adam (Author), Richards, Joel (Narrated by) |
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ISBN: 1684419018 ISBN-13: 9781684419012 Publisher: HighBridge Audio
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Compact Disc - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2019 * Out of Print * |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Cults - Biography & Autobiography | Religious - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.5" W x 5.5" L (0.50 lbs) |
| Features: Price on Product, Unabridged |
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| Publisher Description: A history with sweeping implications, American Messiahs challenges our previous misconceptions about cult leaders and their messianic power. Mania surrounding messianic prophets has defined the national consciousness since the American Revolution. From Civil War veteran and virulent anticapitalist Cyrus Teed, to the dapper and overlooked civil rights pioneer Father Divine, to even the megalomaniacal Jim Jones, these figures have routinely been dismissed as dangerous and hysterical outliers. After years of studying these emblematic figures, Adam Morris demonstrates that messiahs are not just a classic trope of our national culture; their visions are essential for understanding American history. As Morris demonstrates, these charismatic, if flawed, would-be prophets sought to expose and ameliorate deep social ills-such as income inequality, gender conformity, and racial injustice. Provocative and long overdue, this is the story of those who tried to point the way toward an impossible American Dream: men and women who momentarily captured the imagination of a nation always searching for salvation. |
Contributor Bio(s): Morris, Adam: - Adam Morris is a writer and literary translator whose work has appeared in the Times Literary Supplement, the Believer, the Los Angeles Review of Books, Salon, n+1, the Point, and elsewhere. He lives in San Francisco.Richards, Joel: - Joel Richards was the kid who did crazy things just to have a good story to tell afterward. On deciding to make his affection his profession, he received a BFA in acting and a BA in English from the University of Utah. He has narrated over 150 audiobooks and continues to tell his original stories to live audiences. |
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