Bibliograph

Swastika nation, Fritz Kuhn and the rise and fall of the German-American Bund, Arnie Bernstein

Type

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Swastika nation, Fritz Kuhn and the rise and fall of the German-American Bund, Arnie Bernstein

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Swastika nation

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

827256873

Responsibility statement

Arnie Bernstein

Sub title

Fritz Kuhn and the rise and fall of the German-American Bund

Summary

A history of the German-American Bund traces the efforts of Fritz Kuhn and his followers to overthrow the U.S. government with a fascist dictatorship, tracing their private and public meetings, the development of their own version of the SS and Hitler Youth and the politicians, lawyer, journalist and criminals who used respective means to counter the movement

Table Of Contents

Prologue: February 20, 1939 -- Part I: The Bundesführer. Fritz Julius Kuhn ; Friends ; The rise of Fritz Kuhn -- Part II: The rise of the German-American Bund. Bundesführer ; Order -- Part III: Swastika nation. Olympia ; Nazi fighter with a typewriter ; Family and youth ; It can't happen here ; New moon and Red Cloud ; Disturbances ; Hollywood -- Part IV: Golems. The legend of the Golem ; Little man ; King of Newark ; The West Coast racketeer ; The Chicago avenger -- Part V: Girlfriends. On the town ; The edict ; The golden angel and Miss America -- Part VI: George Washington's birthday. Madison Square Garden ; The rally ; Reactions -- Part VII: Cracks in the madhouse. Legalities ; Arrest ; Confessions of a Nazi spy ; Hindenburg Park -- Part VIII: Trials. Un-American activities ; The people vs. Fritz Kuhn ; The encounter ; Prison -- Part IX: The fall of the German-American Bund. Honored guests ; Dissolution ; Arrests ; Aftermath -- Epilogue: In the rubble of the swastika nation

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