Wildland

Buchzusammenfassung

Evan Osnos is a journalist who has worked as a staff writer at the New Yorker since 2008. Previously, he worked for the Chicago Tribune – first as a metro reporter and then as a national and foreign correspondent stationed in the Middle East and China. His book Age of Ambition won the 2014 National Book Award for nonfiction and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

Greenwich, Connecticut, transformed from a rural town into a symbol of American wealth after the 1848 arrival of the railroad, attracting affluent Wall Street financiers during the Gilded Age. Meanwhile, the Great Migration saw Black Americans move to cities like Chicago, where systemic racism confined them to overcrowded neighborhoods, reflecting enduring struggles against segregation and inequality. Over time, portrayals of the working class evolved from heroic depictions in the 1930s to satirical characters like Homer Simpson, yet class discrimination remained overshadowed by issues of race and gender. In Clarksburg, West Virginia, environmental devastation from coal mining and economic decline mirrored broader systemic failures, as seen in Chicago under Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s controversial leadership. These failures fueled national discontent, culminating in events like the January 6 Capitol riot, which exposed deep societal fractures. Trump’s presidency, marked by divisive rhetoric, attacks on the media, and policies favoring the wealthy, exacerbated cultural divides and systemic dysfunction, further highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests. Amid rising inequality, fear, and distrust, America grappled with its fractured identity, as tensions over race, class, and governance intensified.

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