Dark Quadrant - (War and Peace Library) by Jonathan Marshall (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Dark Quadrant traces the systematic corruption of US businesspeople and politicians after World War II, documenting the collaboration of Truman, Johnson, and Nixon with powerful mobsters. Drawing links to our current political crisis, Marshall shows how Trump represents a twisted culmination of the forces described in his groundbreaking book.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>From Truman to Trump, the deep corruption of our political leaders unveiled. Many critiques of the Trump era contrast it with the latter half of the twentieth century, when the United States seemed governed more by statesmen than by special interests. Without denying the extraordinary vigor of President Trump's assault on traditional ethical and legal norms, Jonathan Marshall challenges the myth of a golden age of American democracy. Drawing on a host of original archival sources, he tells a shocking story of how well-protected criminals systematically organized the corruption of American national politics after World War II. Marshall begins by tracing the extraordinary scandals of President Truman, whose political career was launched by the murderous Pendergast machine in Missouri. He goes on to highlight the role of organized crime in the rise of McCarthyism during the Cold War, the near-derailment of Vice President Johnson's political career by two mob-related scandals, and Nixon's career-long association with underworld figures. The book culminates with a discussion of Donald Trump's unique history of relations with the traditional American Mafia and newer transnational gangs like the Russian mafiya--and how the latter led to his historic impeachment by the House of Representatives.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A deeply troubling history of corruption in the United States, from Truman's presidency to Trump's. Marshall charts the 'swamp' that Trump fatuously claimed he would drain, exposes the fetid reality, and warns that it is a cancer in the heart of democracy.--Anthony Summers, Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for History, 2012<br><br>A unique blend of magma-deep research, dramatic revelations, and judicious conclusions. Marshall tells some frequently gobsmacking tales while steadily keeping his eye on the larger historical context. Readers will come away with an enlarged sense of the meaning and methods of corruption--and with a fresh perspective on what makes modern America tick.--David M. Kennedy, emeritus, Stanford University, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945<br><br>Jonathan Marshall, a courageous and respected investigative historian, explores our country's corruption in the latter part of the twentieth century. He then documents how corruption became more sophisticated in the twenty-first century and, via the rise of the corrupt and dishonest Donald Trump, jeopardized America's basic institutions, as well as our fundamental rights and freedoms. . . . Marshall has given America a wake-up call.--Dan E. Moldea, author of The Hoffa Wars<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Jonathan Marshall is an investigative historian and award-winning journalist who has published five previous non-fiction books. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and a variety of scholarly journals. He lives in San Anselmo, California.
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