Download or read book American Panic written by Mark Stein and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-05-20 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best-selling author of How the States Got Their Shapes explores the history and consequences of American political panic events ranging from the Salem Witch Trials to the Tea Party demonstrations to reveal how and why our society has repeatedly succumbed to induced hype and propaganda. 35,000 first printing.