Column: The author of 'Blue Highways' on his new novel and the art of traveling in place
Amid the coronavirus, let us consider how the cornerstone text of Western literature is about a ruler discovering himself while confronting an epidemic.But it’s when he lands in Baltimore that Trennant encounters the most heinous and obvious negation of those democratic ideals — slavery, the mundane viciousness of which Trogdon underscores through notices describing runaway slaves by the various maimings used by owners to mark them.
“Anti-democratic tendencies have been there since the beginning,” Trogdon says. “There were 19 slaves at Jamestown. But too much of our history has been covered up.” “I started writing the book during Trump’s presidential campaign, when it became clear that he was bent on division, “ Trogdon says. “And a division that only works if you don’t understand American history or if you have a very distorted version of it, if you’re ignorant of what slaves went through. It’s one thing to think, ‘Oh she had to work hard.’ It’s another to find out that that woman not only worked hard but she had two toes cut off and an eye blinded just to mark her. That’s our history.
Along the way, they encounter the daunting beauty of a sparsely settled American landscape and a wide variety of people, farmers and feminists, soldiers and Native Americans, the cutthroat and the kind.
Indonesia Berita Terbaru, Indonesia Berita utama
Similar News:Anda juga dapat membaca berita serupa dengan ini yang kami kumpulkan dari sumber berita lain.
Bretman Rock Looks the Most While Doing the LeastIn a game of Look the Most, Do the Least, BretmanRock tries doing his makeup with one hand. Watch as he answers ELLE's burning questions and dabbles in a little SongAssociation.
Baca lebih lajut »
At least 17 reported tornadoes hit Central US during severe weather outbreakA major storm moving through the central U.S. brought at least 17 reported tornadoes to parts of the central U.S. including eight in Iowa and three in Arkansas.
Baca lebih lajut »
At least 27 Afghan security personnel killed in Taliban assaultsMost of the attacks took place on Sunday. Though the Taliban and the US struck a deal last month, the insurgents haven't agreed to a ceasefire with Kabul's forces and fighting has not ended.
Baca lebih lajut »
The Coronavirus Will Cost U.S. Sports Leagues At Least $5 BillionWith play suspended until at least May, empty stadiums and no games to broadcast mean huge losses from ticket sales, concessions, sponsorships and TV rights fees. If play doesn't return by July, the cost to major U.S. sports leagues could reach upwards of $10 billion.
Baca lebih lajut »
Only A True 2000s Kid Can Hear At Least 17/32 Of These ImagesI can hear them loud and clear.
Baca lebih lajut »
The Coronavirus Will Cost U.S. Sports Leagues At Least $5 BillionWith play suspended until at least May, empty stadiums and no games to broadcast mean huge losses from ticket sales, concessions, sponsorships and TV rights fees. If play doesn't return by July, the cost to major U.S. sports leagues could reach upwards of $10 billion.
Baca lebih lajut »