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Summary of Kurt Andersen's Fantasyland examines how, over the last five centuries, verifiable facts have coexisted alongside conspiracy theories, dubious miracle cures, and religious fanaticism within the American consciousness.
In 1517, German priest Martin Luther broke with Roman Catholic Church doctrine to found the Protestant faith, in which men and women could read the Bible themselves…
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Explains how the influences of dreamers, zealots, hucksters, and superstitious groups shaped America's tendency toward a rich fantasy life, citing the roles of individuals from P.T. Barnum to Donald Trump in perpetuating conspiracy theories, self-delusion, and magical thinking.
"In this sweeping, eloquent history of America, one of our sharpest observers, Kurt Andersen, demonstrates that what's happening in our country today--this strange, post-truth,...
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