Rogues in a Nation (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Little Creek Press, 2026
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Paperback. A SWEEPING, MULTI-GENERATIONAL AMERICAN STORY WHERE BURIED POLITICAL SECRETS, FAMILY HISTORIES, AND THE GHOSTS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY COLLIDE. When Valerie Lisowski, a veteran psychiatric nurse, returns home to Appleton during a turbulent political moment, she expects a quiet visit with her aging parents. Instead, an unexpected guest arrives with a revelation that shatters everything she thought she knew about her family--and her country. Decades earlier, her father Herb came of age in the chaotic aftermath of World War II, juggling his love of film, the burdens of service, and a fateful friendship with a displaced Soviet laborer. But it was his entanglement with powerful industrialists and an ambitious Wisconsin politician that set in motion a series of consequences reaching far beyond the Midwest. As Valerie listens to the story her parents never told, a hidden past emerges--one shaped by propaganda, political machinations, Cold War paranoia, and the dangerous ease with which ordinary people can become complicit in extraordinary wrongdoing. Moving between postwar Germany, mid-century Wisconsin, and the present-day labor protests unfolding at the Capitol, Rogues in a Nation intertwines personal memory with national history to explore how private choices echo across generations. Powerful, cinematic, and deeply human, this novel asks: What do we owe to the truth--and to each other--when the past refuses to stay buried? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- Rogues in a Nation (Paperback)
- Author
- Andrew Lifson
- Publisher
- Little Creek Press
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1967311935
- ISBN 13
- 9781967311934
One family's buried history could rewrite the story of American patriotism.
When therapist Val Lisowski returns to her childhood home in Appleton, Wisconsin, in 2011, she's expecting a quiet visit. But what begins as a simple stop to check on family and work unravels into a gripping discovery of long-buried secrets--political, personal, and deeply haunting.
As Val uncovers the truth about her father Herb's post-WWII entanglements with Joe McCarthy's inner circle, a multigenerational saga unfolds. From Cold War paranoia and blacklists to union-busting and Indigenous erasure, Rogues in a Nation braids together family loyalty, moral compromise, and the enduring consequences of silence. Told across decades--from the muskrat-trapping, beer-brewing shadows of 1950s Wisconsin to the protest-filled streets of Madison in 2011--this powerful novel dares to ask what patriotism really means, and whether truth can survive generations of denial.
Sweeping, suspenseful, and richly layered, Rogues in a Nation is a timely reckoning with the past--and a reminder that even the smallest voices can challenge the biggest lies.
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About the Author
Andrew Lifson holds a B.A. in English, specializing in American Literature, from Queens College (CUNY), and an M.S.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His academic path has international flavor: he spent time studying at the University of Kent in Canterbury, England, and served as an English teacher in Kabul, Afghanistan, during his tenure with the Peace Corps--back when it was safe to do so.
As an undergraduate at Queens College, Andrew won a prestigious film criticism award for an essay analyzing the work of Alfred Hitchcock. Since then, he has built a rich career combining literary expertise and educational practice, shaped by his global experience and deep dedication to teaching.
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