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The Reckoning

Our Nation's Trauma and Finding a Way to Heal

Mary L. Trump

St. Martin's Press

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ISBN10: 1250278457
ISBN13: 9781250278456

Hardcover

208 Pages

$28.99

CA$38.50

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The Reckoning examines America’s national trauma, rooted in our history but dramatically exacerbated by the impact of current events and the Trump administration’s corrupt and immoral policies. Our failure to acknowledge this trauma, let alone root it out, has allowed it to metastasize. Whether it manifests itself in rising levels of rage and hatred, or hopelessness and apathy, the stress of living in a country we no longer recognize has affected all of us. America is suffering from PTSD—a new leader alone cannot fix us.

An enormous amount of healing must be done to rebuild our faith in leadership, and our hope for this nation. It starts with The Reckoning.

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"A revealing blend of family lore, history, policy and anger casts light on the background and legacy of Donald Trump."—The Guardian

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CHAPTER 1

Atrocities


Technically, a “lynching” doesn’t require that the victim be hanged, even though hanging is what people usually think of when they hear the word. Rather, it refers to any extralegal mob action against...

About the author

Mary L. Trump

Mary L. Trump is the author of the international #1 bestseller, Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man. She holds a Ph.D from the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies at Adelphi University, and has taught graduate courses in trauma, psychopathology, and developmental psychology.

Avary L. Trump