Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Preface to the American Edition ix
4. Introduction: On American Happiness 1
5. 1 Salo Baron, the Golden Land, and the Refusal of a Lachrymose History 11
6. 2 The Leo Frank Affair: The Lynching of a Jew 53
7. 3 From the Jew Deal to the Storming of the Capitol 105
8. Conclusion: Kishinev à l’américaine— the End of Hope? 157
9. Notes 173
10. Index 211