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Born in Blood investigates one of history's most violent undertakings: The United States of America. People the world over consider violence in the United States as measurably different than that which troubles the rest of the globe, citing reasons including gun culture, the American West, Hollywood, the death penalty, economic inequality, rampant individualism, and more. This compelling examination of American violence explains a political culture of violence from the American Revolution to the Gilded Age, illustrating how physical force, often centered on racial hierarchy, sustained the central tenets of American liberal government. It offers an important story of nationhood, told through the experiences and choices of civilians, Indians, politicians, soldiers, and the enslaved, providing historical context for understanding how violence has shaped the United States from its inception.
About the Author
Scott Gac is an author, teacher, and historian. At Trinity College in Connecticut, he is an Associate Professor of American Studies and History. As Director of Trinity undergraduate and graduate programs in American Studies, he oversees curriculum, lectures, working groups, and public outreach for one of the most distinguished liberal arts American Studies endeavors. He is currently at work on the birth and transformation of the political culture of violence in the United States. His first book, Singing for Freedom, details interracial social activism of the pre-Civil War era through the lives and works of the Hutchinson Family Singers, the abolitionist musicians. In spring 2015 (and coming again in fall 2018!) , the Rose Ensemble staged the book in a series of performances in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit his website at scottgac.com for more details.
