A Childhood Under Lindbergh

The Plot Against America

Philip’s childhood security gives way to political fear, family rupture, and a precarious return to ordinary life.

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A Secure Newark Childhood A Secure Newark Childhood from "The Plot Against America". A Secure Newark Childhood Family and neighborhood Philip grows up on Summit Avenue among Jewish neighbors whose routines make America feel like home.

A Secure Newark Childhood from "The Plot Against America". A Secure Newark Childhood Family and neighborhood Philip grows up on Summit Avenue among Jewish neighbors whose routines make America feel like home.

A Secure Newark Childhood Family and neighborhood Philip grows up on Summit Avenue among Jewish neighbors whose routines make America feel like home. His parents’ work, school life, and family rituals give childhood a dependable shape. Security at risk That security depends on an unexamined belief that citizenship protects the family.

Lindbergh Nominated Lindbergh Nominated from "The Plot Against America". Lindbergh Nominated A political shock The Republican convention nominates Charles A. Lindbergh, whose anti-Semitic speech has already alarmed the Roths.

Lindbergh Nominated from "The Plot Against America". Lindbergh Nominated A political shock The Republican convention nominates Charles A. Lindbergh, whose anti-Semitic speech has already alarmed the Roths.

Lindbergh Nominated A political shock The Republican convention nominates Charles A. Lindbergh, whose anti-Semitic speech has already alarmed the Roths. Neighbors gather in anger, suddenly imagining that prejudice may reach the presidency. Fear enters the home Philip’s childhood sense of safety becomes inseparable from national politics.

The Election Turns The Election Turns from "The Plot Against America". The Election Turns A sweeping victory Charles A. Lindbergh defeats Franklin D. Roosevelt by a landslide, overturning the Roths’ political expectations.

The Election Turns from "The Plot Against America". The Election Turns A sweeping victory Charles A. Lindbergh defeats Franklin D. Roosevelt by a landslide, overturning the Roths’ political expectations.

The Election Turns A sweeping victory Charles A. Lindbergh defeats Franklin D. Roosevelt by a landslide, overturning the Roths’ political expectations. The result makes their fears seem less like childhood imagination and more like a public reality. A new administration The family remains in Newark, but no longer trusts the country’s direction.

The Family Fractures The Family Fractures from "The Plot Against America". The Family Fractures Conflicting adaptations Sandy embraces Just Folks, while Alvin has gone to fight in the Canadian Armed Forces.

The Family Fractures from "The Plot Against America". The Family Fractures Conflicting adaptations Sandy embraces Just Folks, while Alvin has gone to fight in the Canadian Armed Forces.

The Family Fractures Conflicting adaptations Sandy embraces Just Folks, while Alvin has gone to fight in the Canadian Armed Forces. Herman condemns the administration, and Philip becomes increasingly frightened and secretive. Pressure at home Political choices divide the family even as danger narrows everyone’s options.

The Crisis Breaks The Crisis Breaks from "The Plot Against America". The Crisis Breaks Violence and upheaval Walter Winchell’s assassination, riots, and Wheeler’s seizure of power bring the danger into daily life.

The Crisis Breaks from "The Plot Against America". The Crisis Breaks Violence and upheaval Walter Winchell’s assassination, riots, and Wheeler’s seizure of power bring the danger into daily life.

The Crisis Breaks Violence and upheaval Walter Winchell’s assassination, riots, and Wheeler’s seizure of power bring the danger into daily life. Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s broadcast helps restore constitutional government, and Roosevelt returns to office. A changed childhood Philip survives, but his former confidence in national protection does not return.

before June 1940

June 1940

November 1940

summer 1941 through spring 1942

October 1942 and its aftermath