A Renegade History of the United States
- ISBN-10
- 1416576134
- ISBN-13
- 9781416576136
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 400
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-07-05
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Thaddeus Russell
Description
Aruges that criminals, prostitutes, rebels and other people on the fringes of society were largely responsible for such American achievements as the American Revolution, labor unions, women's liberation, the fall of the Soviet Union, gay rights and much more. By the author of Out of the Jungle: Jimmy Hoffa and the Re-Making of the American Working Class.
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