Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History, by Kurt Andersen, 462 pagesKurt Anderson, formerly of Studio 360 on NPR, has put together a fascinating look at the history of the American obsession with conspiracy, fantasy, and the schemes of all sorts of conmen.
He follows Americans heading for the various gold-rushes, the adherents and followers of the several great awakenings, of Mormonism, Christian Science, evangelical movements and Esalen and the followers of all sorts of conspiracies. A fascinating book and the audio is ably narrated by the author.
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