Rebels and renegades : a chronology of social and political dissent in the United States / Neil A. Hamilton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hamilton, Neil A., 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radicalism--United States--History.

Radicalism.

Radicals--United States--History.

Radicals.

Social reformers--United States--History.

Social reformers.

Protest movements--United States--History.

Protest movements.

History.

United States--History.

United States.

Physical Description:

361 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2002.

Summary:

Since colonial times, a motley collection of extremists, misfits, and visionaries have contributed to American history -- writing, preaching, marching, striking, acting, and reacting to protest the status quo and trigger change. In nine chronological chapters, Rebels and Renegades covers the major events and personalities in the history of radicalism and extremism in the United States. Starting with the arrival of the Pilgrims in Plymouth in 1620 and ending with the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the work spans the spectrum of sociopolitical dissent, from the extreme right to the extreme left -- with all shades in between. Topics include: the Labadists, the Sons of Liberty, Judith Sargent Murray, The Working Men's Party, the Seneca Falls Convention, Frederick Douglass, the Ku Klux Klan, Mother Jones, the Bisbee Deportation, the Port Chicago Fifty, Cesar Chavez, Timothy Leary, Reies Lopez Tijerina, Wounded Knee, the Animal Rights Movement, the Militia of Montana, the Unabomber, and much more.

Contents:

Colonization and settlement

Revolution and nation-building

Expansion and reform

Civil War and Reconstruction

Industrialization and the Progressive Era

World War I and the Roaring Twenties

The Great Depression and World War II

Postwar United States

Contemporary United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-319) and index.

ISBN:

041593639X

OCLC:

50113486