![]() As America sinks into its own dark metamorphosis and Jewish families are torn apart, fear and uncertainty spread. The Plot Against America Paperback Januby Philip Roth (Author) Visit Amazons Philip Roth Page Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Growing up in the 'ghetto' of Newark, Philip Roth recounts his childhood caught in the stranglehold of this counterfactual nightmare. Not only has Lindbergh blamed the Jews for pushing America towards war with Germany, he has negotiated an 'understanding' with the Nazis promising peace between the two nations. Lindbergh, wins the 1940 presidential election on the slogan of 'America First', fear invades every Jewish household. ![]() 'Though on the morning after the election disbelief prevailed, especially among the pollsters, by the next everybody seemed to understand everything.' Instead, the popular national hero Charles Lindbergh is. ![]() 'He captures better than anyone the collision of public and private, the intrusion of history into the skin, the pores of every individual alive' Guardian This novel is based on the premise of a Republican defeat of Roosevelt in the key election of 1940. ![]()
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