American Panic: A History of Who Scares Us and Why (Audiobook)

from BruceCoulson

Disappointing. Stein starts out well, covering well-trod ground in the first major panic in the New World, the Salem Witch Trials. But flawed research and poorly defined terms ('panic' is used a lot, but refers to a lot of actions, many of which don't fit the dictionary definition of the term; St...

from glade1

I have finally given up on this book, after making it about 2/3 of the way through. It has a great premise that, in the hands of another author, might have been fascinating. As it is, although it does include some fairly interesting information, I found it dry and repetitive. I had hoped for more!

from VGAHarris

Topical coverage of different domestic and immigrant groups that have inspired panic since the colonial period. From the early Indians right up to the present hostile anti-immigrant climate, Americans have always been fearful and paranoid about people of different color and ethnicity. An efficien...

from pennsylady

"Mark Stein reveals just what it is that causes us as a nation to overreact in the face of the unknown. Whether recounting panics centered around African Americans, Native Americans, Catholics, Communists, women, or Freemasons, Stein reveals striking similarities in each episode-all centered arou...