HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT. Copyright © 2020 by Sarah Kendzior. All rights reserved. For information, address Flatiron Books, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Names: Kendzior, Sarah, author.

Title: Hiding in plain sight: the invention of Donald Trump and the erosion of America / Sarah Kendzior.

Description: First edition. | New York: Flatiron Books, 2020. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019047907 | ISBN 9781250210715 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781250245397 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Trump, Donald, 1946– —Influence. | Authoritarianism— United States. | Political culture—United States. | Democracy—United States. | United States—Politics and government—1981–1989. | United States—Politics and government—1989– | United States—Social conditions.

Classification: LCC E912 .K46 2020 | DDC 973.933092 [B]—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019047907

eISBN 9781250245397

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First Edition: April 2020