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Swastika nation : Fritz Kuhn and the rise and fall of the German-American Bund / Arnie Bernstein

Publication | Library Call Number: E184.G3 B353 2013
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A history of the German-American Bund traces the efforts of Fritz Kuhn and his followers to overthrow the U.S. government with a fascist dictatorship, tracing their private and public meetings, the development of their own version of the SS and Hitler Youth and the politicians, lawyer, journalist and criminals who used respective means to counter the movement.

Format
Book
Author/Creator
Bernstein, Arnie.
Published
New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, 2013
Includes bibliographical references and index
Language
English
Edition
First edition
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Physical Description
viii, 302 pages ; 25 cm
Contents
Prologue: February 20, 1939
Part I: The Bundesführer. Fritz Julius Kuhn ; Friends ; The rise of Fritz Kuhn
Part II: The rise of the German-American Bund. Bundesführer ; Order
Part III: Swastika nation. Olympia ; Nazi fighter with a typewriter ; Family and youth ; It can't happen here ; New moon and Red Cloud ; Disturbances ; Hollywood
Part IV: Golems. The legend of the Golem ; Little man ; King of Newark ; The West Coast racketeer ; The Chicago avenger
Part V: Girlfriends. On the town ; The edict ; The golden angel and Miss America
Part VI: George Washington's birthday. Madison Square Garden ; The rally ; Reactions
Part VII: Cracks in the madhouse. Legalities ; Arrest ; Confessions of a Nazi spy ; Hindenburg Park
Part VIII: Trials. Un-American activities ; The people vs. Fritz Kuhn ; The encounter ; Prison
Part IX: The fall of the German-American Bund. Honored guests ; Dissolution ; Arrests ; Aftermath
Epilogue: In the rubble of the swastika nation.
ISBN
9781250006714
1250006716 (hardcover)
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.

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