Books written by Jared Yates Sexton
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American Rule: How a Nation Conquered the World but Failed Its People
In American Rule, Jared Yates Sexton blends deep research with stunning storytelling, digging into each era of growth and change that led us here—and laying bare the foundational myths at the heart of the American imagination.
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American Rule: How a Nation Conquered the World but Failed Its People
In American Rule, Jared Yates Sexton blends deep research with stunning storytelling, digging into each era of growth and change that led us here—and laying bare the foundational myths at the heart of the American imagination.
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American Rule: How a Nation Conquered the World but Failed Its People
David Goldfield, America Aflame: How the Civil War Created a Nation (New York: Bloomsbury, 2011), 186. 18. Jefferson Davis, “Jefferson Davis' First Inaugural Address,” Papers of Jefferson Davis, Rice University, ...
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The Man They Wanted Me to Be: Toxic Masculinity and a Crisis of Our Own Making
"By carefully and soberly examining his own story, Sexton deconstructs American life and gives many examples of how pervasive toxic masculinity is in our culture." ―Henry Rollins, Los Angeles Times "This book is critically important to ...
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The People Are Going to Rise Like the Waters Upon Your Shore: A Story of American Rage
Includes an all new afterword that details the first year of the Trump presidency. “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 ...
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The Midnight Kingdom: A History of Power, Paranoia, and the Coming Crisis
To fully understand these strange and dangerous times, Jared Yates Sexton takes a hard look at our nation’s history: namely, the abuses committed by those in power and the comforting stories that shaped the way the West has viewed itself ...
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The Man They Wanted Me to Be: Toxic Masculinity and a Crisis of Our Own Making
The Man They Wanted Me to Be examines how we teach boys what’s expected of men in America, and the long–term effects of that socialization―which include depression, shorter lives, misogyny, and suicide.