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The forgotten : how the people of one Pennsylvania county elected Donald Trump and changed America  Cover Image Book Book

The forgotten : how the people of one Pennsylvania county elected Donald Trump and changed America / Ben Bradlee Jr.

Bradlee, Ben, Jr., (author.).

Summary:

"Luzerne County Pennsylvania, as Ben Bradlee describes it, is a microcosm of the nation. While it boasts its own police, firemen, schools and municipal services, Luzerne has few urban centers and is fundamentally rural in character. And like so many of the 3,000 other counties that resemble it across America, Donald J. Trump won Luzerne County in 2016. But President Obama had carried Luzerne in both elections. What changed? And what does this mean for America? / The Forgotten tells this story, revealing how Trump voters came to feel like strangers in their own land, marginalized by flat or falling wages, rapid demographic change, and a liberal culture that mocks their faith and patriotism. As they explain it, residents of Luzerne felt like others were 'cutting in line' and that the federal government was taking too much money from the employed and giving it to the idle. They felt a loss of breadwinner status, and more importantly, a loss of dignity." -- provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0316515736
  • ISBN: 9780316515733
  • Physical Description: vii, 295 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown, 2018.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-295).
Formatted Contents Note:
Luzerne -- The congressman -- Trump men -- Trump women -- The veteran -- The white nationalist -- The Christian -- The congressman (reprise) -- The Democrats
Subject: Pennsylvania > Economic conditions > 21st century.
Pennsylvania > Politics and government > 2009 - 2017.
Presidents > United States > Election > 2016.
Political culture > United States.
Social values > United States.
Trump, Donald, 1946-

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Allentown Public Library 324.973 BRAD (Text) 34455006499178 Adult Nonfiction 2nd FL Available -
Bethlehem Main Library 324.973 (Text) 33062009052623 Adult Nonfiction Available -


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