The Unwinding
An Inner History of the New America
George Packer
Discover the 2013 National Book Award Winner and New York Times Bestseller that presents a gripping account of American democracy in crisis. The Unwinding by George Packer narrates the social, economic, and political shifts over the past three decades through the stories of everyday Americans. Meet a farmer's son turned Southern evangelist, a Rust Belt factory worker fighting to survive, an insider in Washington, and a Silicon Valley tycoon with a radical vision of the future. Packer's potent collage of headlines, lyrics, and sketches creates a novelistic and kaleidoscopic history of the new America.
Publish Date
2013-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
2013-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.13
ISBN
9780374534608
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2023-01-02T19:32:49.000Z
I can’t recommend this book enough: “The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America”
Incredible reporting & writing. George Packer is amazing
Published in 2013, it now reads like prophecy of a bygone era that explains, better than any work, where we are today – source