Searching for the Spirit of the West
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Searching for the Spirit of the West

Social Utopias and World Wars – A Hidden History of the USA in the Twentieth Century

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Searching for the Spirit of the West

Social Utopias and World Wars – A Hidden History of the USA in the Twentieth Century

About this book

How can the West rediscover its authentic spirit? Exploring the period from 1899 to 1945 – from the end of the US frontier and the writing of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to the conclusion of World War II and the dropping of the atom bomb – Luigi Morelli traces the events that led the United States to become the world's dominating imperial force. America, he demonstrates, is deeply connected to Britain, Germany and Eastern Europe, particularly Russia. Yet despite their tragic collective histories, there is hope for the future – if only America can claim its true task.Searching for the Spirit of the West challenges many of the falsehoods that pass for mainstream history. Utilizing a wealth of documented evidence from the research of overlooked historians, economists, social and spiritual thinkers, the author takes a symptomatic view of the past, revealing hidden, longer-term trends. This approach offers a new understanding of events such as the rise of Nazism, the Great Depression, the new Deal, and even the roles of banking and clandestine 'brotherhoods' in world history. Morelli also appraises The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in parallel with America's cultural achievements. Through imagination, L. Frank Baum's contemporary fairy-tale enables us to intuit the true mission of the West and its potential contribution to world culture, now and in the future.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter 1: America at the End of the Frontier
  7. Chapter 2: America 1900 to 1914
  8. Chapter 3: World War I and Building Up Communism: 1914–1933
  9. Chapter 4: The Year 1933: The Legacy of the Past
  10. Chapter 5: 1933: America’s New Image
  11. Chapter 6: The Spiritual Scientific Significance of the Year 1933
  12. Interlude: From East to West; the Life of Frank Baum
  13. Chapter 7: Building Up Nazi Germany
  14. Chapter 8: World War II and the Atomic Bomb
  15. Chapter 9: America and the True Spirit of the West
  16. Conclusions
  17. Appendix 1: Karl Marx’s Early Soul Trials
  18. Appendix 2: Montagu Norman
  19. Bibliography