PositiveLos Angeles Review of Books[Hochschild\'s] prose is sparkling and accessible, free from academic jargon. In particular, he has a good ear for the pungent quote, examples of which are sprinkled throughout the book ... Hochschild is not an academic historian, and his text includes some inaccuracies, as well as failures to fully flesh out an argument.
Linda Gordon
RaveThe Los Angeles Review of BooksGordon begins her book by showcasing the terror of the Klan and then letting readers understand just how normative they were … Though Gordon implies that she will make points about the United States in the era of Donald Trump, she wisely avoids any heavy-handed comparisons and leaves readers to draw conclusions on their own. Still, her book serves as a lesson for what the alt-right could become should it attain a greater level of respectability. Gordon notes that a key feature of the Klan was its palatability in Middle America … Highly readable and well researched, this is an important book.
