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Swastika nation : Fritz Kuhn and the rise and fall of the German-American Bund
- Title
- Swastika nation : Fritz Kuhn and the rise and fall of the German-American Bund / Arnie Bernstein.
- Author
- Bernstein, Arnie.
- Publication
- New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, 2013.
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- Description
- viii, 302 pages; 25 cm
- Summary
- 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.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 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.
- Call Number
- IEK 13-7587
- ISBN
- 9781250006714 (hardcover)
- 1250006716 (hardcover)
- LCCN
- 2013013486
- OCLC
- 827256873
- Author
- Bernstein, Arnie.
- Title
- Swastika nation : Fritz Kuhn and the rise and fall of the German-American Bund / Arnie Bernstein.
- Publisher
- New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, 2013.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- IEK 13-7587