I've read Mein Kampf. It seems like trite racist material that isn't well written or original. Did the book become famous because Hitler wrote it, or because it was considered a powerful work? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

I've read Mein Kampf. It seems like trite racist material that isn't well written or original. Did the book become famous because Hitler wrote it, or because it was considered a powerful work?

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Are you familiar with what /u/commiespaceinvader has written about MEIN KAMPF as a historical source?

/u/Conno999 has previously answered How popular was MEIN KAMPF in Nazi Germany?

/u/The_Alaskan has previously written about book reviews of MEIN KAMPF in the 1930s