Strange people on the Hill : how extremism tore apart a small American town / Michael Edison Hayden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hayden, Michael Edison, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

White nationalism--West Virginia--Berkeley Springs.

White nationalism.

Right-wing extremists--West Virginia--Berkeley Springs.

Right-wing extremists.

Political culture--United States--History--21st century.

Political culture.

Radicalism.

Berkeley Springs (W. Va.)--Social conditions.

Berkeley Springs (W. Va.).

United States--Race relations--History--21st century.

United States.

West Virginia.

Physical Description:

vi, 307 pages : map ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

How extremism tore apart a small American town

Place of Publication:

New York : Bold Type Books, 2026.

Summary:

"When the white nationalist group VDARE used dark money to purchase a historic castle overlooking Berkeley Springs in West Virginia, America's "cold civil war" spilled into this scenic tourist town. From behind the imposing stone walls of their castle, VDARE's Peter and Lydia Brimelow spread propaganda focused on the "great replacement" conspiracy theory, sowing discord in the once-peaceful town below. In an attempt to restore civility, a group of neighbors banded together to oppose VDARE's presence in Berkeley Springs. Strange People on the Hill urgently demonstrates how extreme reactionary ideology and the national politics that embody it disrupt the lives of everyday Americans while highlighting the intimate relationship between violent, racist radicalism and what now passes for mainstream conservatism. Through extensive on-the-ground reporting, renowned researcher and investigative reporter Michael Edison Hayden shows how the politicized culture wars manifest in deeply personal dramas and conflicts in a moving narrative about how the people of Berkeley Springs are bravely standing up against hate and division and forging a community built on inclusivity, respect, and neighborliness"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface : for the living

The great replacement

A white man with money

What matters to us

Ghosts

High weirdness

A promise

American is burning

America's twenty-first-century Fort Sumter

In a town with all Whites

The land of the rednecks

The hidden prejudice that causes fear

Ruling-class angry apes

The motive, the means, and the proximity

Let his way be dark and slippery

Next stop, America

Strange people on the Hill

You need to apologize to my wife

May you and yours get everything you deserve

Friends and enemies

Room-temperature vodka

The billion-year plan

In a dark place

Tropical fish

A long time to die

All kinds of evil people

The new materialists

Ten hyenas

Cursed town

Epilogue : 522 North, leaving Berkeley Springs.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version Hayden, Michael Edison Strange people on the Hill

ISBN:

9781645030607

1645030601

OCLC:

1531081811

Publisher Number:

90104394189

CIPO000351016