{"product_id":"the-people-are-going-to-rise-like-the-waters-upon-your-shore-a-story-of-american-rage-9781640091047","title":"The People Are Going to Rise Like the Waters Upon Your Shore: A Story of American Rage","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Sexton grapples with the Trump campaign from the perspective of the crowds reveling in the candidate's presence and message. It is a useful vantage point given the increasingly blatant bigotry in the months since the election.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe People Are Going to Rise Like the Waters Upon Your Shore\u003c\/i\u003e is a firsthand account of the events that shaped the 2016 presidential election and the cultural forces that powered Donald Trump into the White House. Includes an all new afterword that details the first year of the Trump presidency. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"With a novelist's flair for the dramatic scene and evocative detail, Sexton expertly marries the quotidian tedium of the campaign trail (so many hotel room beers) and the outlandish circumstances of this particular election season with his astute observations about our polarized national condition.\" --\u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is the post-campaign book I was waiting for. Essential reading for understanding this country now and going forward.\" --Alexander Chee, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Queen of the Night \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJared Yates Sexton\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe People Are Going to Rise Like the Waters Upon Your Shore\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a contributing political writer at \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, and his writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, The New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. He is an associate professor of creative writing at Georgia Southern University. You can follow him at @JYSexton.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50873933693202,"sku":"9781640091047","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4513dec5-1ba3-424f-9828-4cf935b06283.jpg?v=1737974349","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-people-are-going-to-rise-like-the-waters-upon-your-shore-a-story-of-american-rage-9781640091047","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}