{"product_id":"american-reich-a-murder-in-orange-county-neo-nazis-and-a-new-age-of-hate-hardcover","title":"American Reich: A Murder in Orange County, Neo-Nazis, and a New Age of Hate - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric Lichtblau\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Pulitzer-winning author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Nazis Next Door\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A deeply reported exploration of the violent resurgence of hatred and white supremacy through the lens of Orange County, California--\"ground zero\" for racial extremism--and the story of one brutal murder there that revealed the deep roots of violent bigotry as a bellwether for the country.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One night in early 2018, while he was home from college, an Ivy League student named Blaze Bernstein snuck out of his parents' house in Orange County. Waiting for him in a car outside was an old high-school classmate: Sam Woodward, someone who Blaze mostly remembered as a brooding, bigoted loner. But that night, after months of flirtatious messaging, Sam had succeeded in coaxing Blaze--a gay, Jewish sophomore at UPenn--out for a rendezvous. No one would ever see him alive again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eAmerican Reich\u003c\/i\u003e, veteran investigative journalist Eric Lichtblau uses the story of Blaze's life and death to shine a light on the epidemic of hate in Southern California and, increasingly, the nation as a whole. Orange County has long been a bastion of the ultra-right: carved out of farmland as a haven for wealthy whites fleeing the diversifying metropolis to the north, it was the birthplace of the far-right John Birch Society, a hub for neo-Nazi recruitment, and a powerful springboard for race-baiting Republican politicians including Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. But in the years leading up to Blaze's disappearance, Orange County was changing: like the country as a whole, it was rapidly diversifying, to the outrage of many of its white residents. No one was more opposed to the changes than America's resurgent neo-Nazi groups, one of which had recently gained a new member: Sam Woodward. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Revealing how Orange County has exported racial hatred to the rest of the country and the world, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Reich \u003c\/i\u003eweaves this tragic tale together with stories from across the nation, showing what this haunted place and the colliding paths of two of its residents reveal about America's fractured soul and our hope for healing.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Lichtblau\u003c\/b\u003e is a Washington journalist and a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner. He was a reporter in the Washington bureau of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e for nearly 15 years until 2017, and a reporter for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e for 15 years before that. He has also written for the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e USA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. He is the author of three nonfiction books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Nazis Next Door: How America Became a Safe Haven for Hitler's Men\u003c\/i\u003e, a\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller; \u003ci\u003e Bush's Law: The Remaking of American Justice\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eReturn to the Reich: A Holocaust Refugee's Secret Mission to Defeat the Nazis\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives outside Washington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.3 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 06, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978234200365,"sku":"9780316564717","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/qPEhL3Hi0V9780316564717.webp?v=1775801175","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/american-reich-a-murder-in-orange-county-neo-nazis-and-a-new-age-of-hate-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}