The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon by Bill McKibben

And he wonders if any of that trinity of his youth- The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon-could, or should, be reclaimed in the fight for a fairer future. And he is curious: What the hell happened? In this revelatory cri de coeur, McKibben digs deep into our history (and his own well-meaning but not all-seeing past) and into the latest scholarship on race and inequality in America, on the rise of the religious right, and on our environmental crisis to explain how we got to this point. In activist Bill McKibbens The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon, a graying American looks back at his suburban boyhood and wonders what the hell happened. Im curious about what went so suddenly sour with American patriotism. But fifty years later, he finds himself in an increasingly doubtful nation strained by bleak racial and economic inequality, on a planet whose future is in peril. About The Flag, The Cross, and the Wagon Like so many of us, McKibben grew up believingknowingthat the United States was the greatest country on earth. location This is a high quality book that is in.

And with the remarkable rise of suburbia, he assumed that all Americans would share in the wealth. The Flag the Cross and the Station Wagon by Bill McKibben is available now for quick shipment to any U.S. As a teenager, he cheerfully led American Revolution tours in Lexington, Massachusetts. And he wonders if any of that trinity of his youththe flag, the cross, the station wagoncould, or should, be reclaimed in the fight for a fairer future. 'I'm curious about what went so suddenly sour with American patriotism, American faith, and American prosperity.' Like so many of us, McKibben grew up believing-knowing-that the United States was the greatest country on earth.

One of the New Yorker's Best Books of 2022 Bill McKibben-award-winning author, activist, educator-is fiercely curious. Bill McKibben - The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon Published Jat 3:00 PM EDT Listen 27:29 Provided / Henry Holt and Co.

The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon by Bill McKibben