He makes the case that suburbanization was deeply involved in several of the problems we are dealing with today, including racial inequity, the decline of religion, and the climate crisis. If you’d like to purchase a copy, The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon is available as an e-book, audiobook, and in print, and can be purchased at this link.Bill McKibben’s new book, The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon, takes a critical look at the role of suburbs in the post-war growth of the US. And he wonders if any of that trinity of his youth- The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon-could, or should, be reclaimed in the fight for a fairer future.” In this revelatory cri de coeur, McKibben digs deep into our history (and his own well-meaning but not all-seeing past) and into the latest scholarship on race and inequality in America, on the rise of the religious right, and on our environmental crisis to explain how we got to this point. And he is curious: What the hell happened? But fifty years later, he finds himself in an increasingly doubtful nation strained by bleak racial and economic inequality, on a planet whose future is in peril.
And with the remarkable rise of suburbia, he assumed that all Americans would share in the wealth. As a teenager, he cheerfully led American Revolution tours in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Like so many of us, McKibben grew up believing-knowing-that the United States was the greatest country on earth. “I’m curious about what went so suddenly sour with American patriotism, American faith, and American prosperity.” “Bill McKibben-award-winning author, activist, educator-is fiercely curious. We HIGHLY encourage everyone to try and find our book club selections at their local libraries, or from a friend! Hosted By Anna Goldstein, the Third Act Book Club is a new event series that gives Third Actors the chance to connect with authors and scholars alike.
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