White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America

"A history of the class system in America from the colonial era to the present illuminates the crucial legacy of the underprivileged white demographic, citing the pivotal contributions of lower-class white workers in wartime, social policy, and the rise of the Republican Party"--NoveList.

"Formidable and truth-dealing...necessary." - The New York Times

"A gritty and sprawling assault on...American mythmaking." --Washington Post

"Isenberg . . . has written an important call for Americans to treat class with the same care that they now treat race...Her work may well help that focus lead to progress." --TIME

Author: Isenberg, Nancy
Publisher: Viking

ISBN 9780670785971
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