U.S. History
102 titles
Books
Blood on the Tracks: The Life And Times of S. Brian Willson
S. Brian Willson
A guidebook for anyone called by conscience to question continued obedience to vertical power structures while longing to reconnect with the human archetypes of cooperation, equity, mutual respect, and empathy.
A guidebook for anyone called by conscience to question continued obedience to vertical power structures while longing to reconnect with the human archetypes of cooperation, equity, mutual respect, and empathy.
$25.00
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"We Called Each Other Comrade": Charles H. Kerr & Company, Radical Publishers
Allen Ruff
The history of the most significant translator, publisher, and distributor of left-wing literature in the United States.
The history of the most significant translator, publisher, and distributor of left-wing literature in the United States.
$24.95
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DVDs
Crossing the American Crises: From Collapse To Action (DVD)
Michael Fox
Change we can believe in? Travel with Michael Fox and Silvia Leindecker across the United States in 2008 and 2010 and hear the voices of the people impacted by the financial meltdown and its aftermath.
Change we can believe in? Travel with Michael Fox and Silvia Leindecker across the United States in 2008 and 2010 and hear the voices of the people impacted by the financial meltdown and its aftermath.
$19.95
DVDs
Theory and Practice: Conversations with Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn (DVD)
Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, and Sasha Lilley
Howard Zinn, in one of his final interviews, and Noam Chomsky talk with Against the Grain's Sasha Lilley about their lives, motivating politics, and tumultuous times.
Howard Zinn, in one of his final interviews, and Noam Chomsky talk with Against the Grain's Sasha Lilley about their lives, motivating politics, and tumultuous times.
$0.00
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Spoken Word/Music CDs
The Liberty Tree: A Celebration of the Life and Writings of Thomas Paine (CD)
Leon Rosselson and Robb Johnson
A unique blend of words and music that reflect on Thomas Paine’s life and writings, connecting them to the challenges of the 21st century.
A unique blend of words and music that reflect on Thomas Paine’s life and writings, connecting them to the challenges of the 21st century.
$20.00
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Creating a Movement with Teeth: A Documentary History of the George Jackson Brigade
Editor Daniel Burton-Rose
A powerful illumination of a forgotten chapter of the radical social movements of the 1970s in which diverse interests combined forces in a potent rejection of business as usual in the United States.
A powerful illumination of a forgotten chapter of the radical social movements of the 1970s in which diverse interests combined forces in a potent rejection of business as usual in the United States.
$24.95
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When Miners March
William C. Blizzard • Editor: Wess Harris
The definitive insider's history of the 20th century Mine Wars and the treason trial of Bill Blizzard, the fearless leader of the Red Neck Army.
The definitive insider's history of the 20th century Mine Wars and the treason trial of Bill Blizzard, the fearless leader of the Red Neck Army.
$24.95
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Spoken Word/Music CDs
The Meaning of Freedom (CD)
Angela Davis
Angela Davis talks about the history of slavery, the struggles for freedom, and their implications for life in the U.S. today in a speech given on the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade.
Angela Davis talks about the history of slavery, the struggles for freedom, and their implications for life in the U.S. today in a speech given on the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade.
$14.95
Spoken Word/Music CDs
Blackwater: Mercenary Army (CD)
Jeremy Scahill
This Award winning journalist takes us from the bloodied streets of Iraq to hurricane-ravaged New Orleans to the chambers of power in Washington, to expose Blackwater as the frightening new face of the U.S. war machine.
This Award winning journalist takes us from the bloodied streets of Iraq to hurricane-ravaged New Orleans to the chambers of power in Washington, to expose Blackwater as the frightening new face of the U.S. war machine.
$14.95
Spoken Word/Music CDs
Crisis and Hope: Theirs and Ours CD
Noam Chomsky
An audio CD of Noam Chomsky's historic address in June 2009 at Riverside Church in New York including an introduction by Amy Goodman.
An audio CD of Noam Chomsky's historic address in June 2009 at Riverside Church in New York including an introduction by Amy Goodman.
$14.95
DVDs
Crisis and Hope: Theirs and Ours DVD
Noam Chomsky
A DVD of Noam Chomsky's historic address in June 2009 at Riverside Church in New York with an introduction by Amy Goodman and an exclusive one-on-one interview.
A DVD of Noam Chomsky's historic address in June 2009 at Riverside Church in New York with an introduction by Amy Goodman and an exclusive one-on-one interview.
$0.00
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Spoken Word/Music CDs
War and Civil Disobedience (CD)
Howard Zinn
Delivered in the context of the current US war in Iraq, this is a scintillating lecture and discussion by the legendary teacher, historian, playwright, and activist Howard Zinn.
Delivered in the context of the current US war in Iraq, this is a scintillating lecture and discussion by the legendary teacher, historian, playwright, and activist Howard Zinn.
$14.95
Books
Fire on the Mountain
Terry Bisson
Presenting an alternative version of African American history, this novel explores what might have happened if John Brown's 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry had been successful.
Presenting an alternative version of African American history, this novel explores what might have happened if John Brown's 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry had been successful.
$18.95
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The Real Cost of Prisons Comix
Editor: Lois Ahrens
One out of every hundred adults in the U.S. is in prison. This book provides a crash course in what drives mass incarceration, the human and community costs, and how to stop the numbers from going even higher.
One out of every hundred adults in the U.S. is in prison. This book provides a crash course in what drives mass incarceration, the human and community costs, and how to stop the numbers from going even higher.
$16.95
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Let Freedom Ring: A Collection of Documents from the Movements to Free U.S. Political Prisoners
Editor: Matt Meyer
Collecting dozens of documents from the past three decades of struggle to free US political prisoners, this resource book is designed for action!
Collecting dozens of documents from the past three decades of struggle to free US political prisoners, this resource book is designed for action!
$37.95
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DVDs
Black and Gold: The Story of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (DVD)
Big Noise Films
In 1994, the Latin Kings became the Latin King and Queen Nation. They claimed to have abandoned their criminal past and to be following in the footsteps of the Black Panthers and the Young Lords.
In 1994, the Latin Kings became the Latin King and Queen Nation. They claimed to have abandoned their criminal past and to be following in the footsteps of the Black Panthers and the Young Lords.
$0.00
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Deserter (DVD)
Big Noise Films
Deserter is the journey of Ryan and Jen Johnson--a deserting soldier and his young wife--as they flee across the country to seek refugee status over the Canadian border.
Deserter is the journey of Ryan and Jen Johnson--a deserting soldier and his young wife--as they flee across the country to seek refugee status over the Canadian border.
$0.00
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Eberhardt Press
Make Love, Not War: Surrealism 1968!
Penelope Rosemont, Don LaCoss & Michael Lowy
What was it like? How did they organize? Who invented the slogans that inspired a generation? Never underestimate surrealism: Make Love, Not War! All Power to the Imagination!
What was it like? How did they organize? Who invented the slogans that inspired a generation? Never underestimate surrealism: Make Love, Not War! All Power to the Imagination!
$14.00
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Courage or Complicity? How Veterans Are Responding to the Assault on Democracy
Steve Early and Suzanne Gordon
For generations, America has thanked its veterans for their service but then forgotten promises made to them.
For generations, America has thanked its veterans for their service but then forgotten promises made to them.
$24.95
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Don't Breed on Me: A Short History of Abortion
Madeline Waugh Quasebarth
This is not just a book about abortion—it's a call to remember, reclaim, and reframe. It's both an accessible introduction and a vital tool in the fight for reproductive justice.
This is not just a book about abortion—it's a call to remember, reclaim, and reframe. It's both an accessible introduction and a vital tool in the fight for reproductive justice.
$17.95
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Days of Dissent: Revolts, Strikes, and Rebel Histories
Gabriel San Román
Days of Dissent brims with defiance in recounting the rebellious history that has reshaped the United States and the world.
Days of Dissent brims with defiance in recounting the rebellious history that has reshaped the United States and the world.
$24.95
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Black & Red
The Strait 2
Fredy Perlman
This second volume of Fredy Perlman’s novel The Strait completes his project to depict the story of the catastrophic effects of what he called the “world-changers” on the original communities of the North American continent.
This second volume of Fredy Perlman’s novel The Strait completes his project to depict the story of the catastrophic effects of what he called the “world-changers” on the original communities of the North American continent.
$20.00
Books
SCRIP: How the Coal Companies Impoverished Harlan County
Charles Edward Thomas
Scrip was a system designed to pay miners in pinto beans and corn meal from the company store and make billions in profits for the coal companies.
Scrip was a system designed to pay miners in pinto beans and corn meal from the company store and make billions in profits for the coal companies.
$29.95
Books
Mutiny in the Mountains: West Virginia Public Workers 1969–2019
Gordon Simmons
Mutiny in the Mountains uses labor history to show the way forward for millions of workers struggling in an age of uncertainty.
Mutiny in the Mountains uses labor history to show the way forward for millions of workers struggling in an age of uncertainty.
$19.95
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Books
Blood on the Tracks: The Life And Times of S. Brian Willson
S. Brian Willson
A guidebook for anyone called by conscience to question continued obedience to vertical power structures while longing to reconnect with the human archetypes of cooperation, equity, mutual respect, and empathy.
$25.00
Books
"We Called Each Other Comrade": Charles H. Kerr & Company, Radical Publishers
Allen Ruff
The history of the most significant translator, publisher, and distributor of left-wing literature in the United States.
$24.95
DVDs
Crossing the American Crises: From Collapse To Action (DVD)
Michael Fox
Change we can believe in? Travel with Michael Fox and Silvia Leindecker across the United States in 2008 and 2010 and hear the voices of the people impacted by the financial meltdown and its aftermath.
$19.95
DVDs
Theory and Practice: Conversations with Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn (DVD)
Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, and Sasha Lilley
Howard Zinn, in one of his final interviews, and Noam Chomsky talk with Against the Grain's Sasha Lilley about their lives, motivating politics, and tumultuous times.
$0.00
Spoken Word/Music CDs
The Liberty Tree: A Celebration of the Life and Writings of Thomas Paine (CD)
Leon Rosselson and Robb Johnson
A unique blend of words and music that reflect on Thomas Paine’s life and writings, connecting them to the challenges of the 21st century.
$20.00
Books
Creating a Movement with Teeth: A Documentary History of the George Jackson Brigade
Editor Daniel Burton-Rose
A powerful illumination of a forgotten chapter of the radical social movements of the 1970s in which diverse interests combined forces in a potent rejection of business as usual in the United States.
$24.95
Books
When Miners March
William C. Blizzard • Editor: Wess Harris
The definitive insider's history of the 20th century Mine Wars and the treason trial of Bill Blizzard, the fearless leader of the Red Neck Army.
$24.95
Spoken Word/Music CDs
The Meaning of Freedom (CD)
Angela Davis
Angela Davis talks about the history of slavery, the struggles for freedom, and their implications for life in the U.S. today in a speech given on the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade.
$14.95
Spoken Word/Music CDs
Blackwater: Mercenary Army (CD)
Jeremy Scahill
This Award winning journalist takes us from the bloodied streets of Iraq to hurricane-ravaged New Orleans to the chambers of power in Washington, to expose Blackwater as the frightening new face of the U.S. war machine.
$14.95
Spoken Word/Music CDs
Crisis and Hope: Theirs and Ours CD
Noam Chomsky
An audio CD of Noam Chomsky's historic address in June 2009 at Riverside Church in New York including an introduction by Amy Goodman.
$14.95
DVDs
Crisis and Hope: Theirs and Ours DVD
Noam Chomsky
A DVD of Noam Chomsky's historic address in June 2009 at Riverside Church in New York with an introduction by Amy Goodman and an exclusive one-on-one interview.
$0.00
Spoken Word/Music CDs
War and Civil Disobedience (CD)
Howard Zinn
Delivered in the context of the current US war in Iraq, this is a scintillating lecture and discussion by the legendary teacher, historian, playwright, and activist Howard Zinn.
$14.95
Books
Fire on the Mountain
Terry Bisson
Presenting an alternative version of African American history, this novel explores what might have happened if John Brown's 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry had been successful.
$18.95
Books
The Real Cost of Prisons Comix
Editor: Lois Ahrens
One out of every hundred adults in the U.S. is in prison. This book provides a crash course in what drives mass incarceration, the human and community costs, and how to stop the numbers from going even higher.
$16.95
Books
Let Freedom Ring: A Collection of Documents from the Movements to Free U.S. Political Prisoners
Editor: Matt Meyer
Collecting dozens of documents from the past three decades of struggle to free US political prisoners, this resource book is designed for action!
$37.95
DVDs
Black and Gold: The Story of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (DVD)
Big Noise Films
In 1994, the Latin Kings became the Latin King and Queen Nation. They claimed to have abandoned their criminal past and to be following in the footsteps of the Black Panthers and the Young Lords.
$0.00
DVDs
Deserter (DVD)
Big Noise Films
Deserter is the journey of Ryan and Jen Johnson--a deserting soldier and his young wife--as they flee across the country to seek refugee status over the Canadian border.
$0.00
Eberhardt Press
Make Love, Not War: Surrealism 1968!
Penelope Rosemont, Don LaCoss & Michael Lowy
What was it like? How did they organize? Who invented the slogans that inspired a generation? Never underestimate surrealism: Make Love, Not War! All Power to the Imagination!
$14.00
Books
Courage or Complicity? How Veterans Are Responding to the Assault on Democracy
Steve Early and Suzanne Gordon
For generations, America has thanked its veterans for their service but then forgotten promises made to them.
$24.95
Books
Don't Breed on Me: A Short History of Abortion
Madeline Waugh Quasebarth
This is not just a book about abortion—it's a call to remember, reclaim, and reframe. It's both an accessible introduction and a vital tool in the fight for reproductive justice.
$17.95
Books
Days of Dissent: Revolts, Strikes, and Rebel Histories
Gabriel San Román
Days of Dissent brims with defiance in recounting the rebellious history that has reshaped the United States and the world.
$24.95
Black & Red
The Strait 2
Fredy Perlman This second volume of Fredy Perlman’s novel The Strait completes his project to depict the story of the catastrophic effects of what he called the “world-changers” on the original communities of the North American continent.
$20.00
Books
SCRIP: How the Coal Companies Impoverished Harlan County
Charles Edward Thomas
Scrip was a system designed to pay miners in pinto beans and corn meal from the company store and make billions in profits for the coal companies.
$29.95
Books
Mutiny in the Mountains: West Virginia Public Workers 1969–2019
Gordon Simmons
Mutiny in the Mountains uses labor history to show the way forward for millions of workers struggling in an age of uncertainty.
$19.95