All-American Rebels: The American Left from the Wobblies to Today

From women’s suffrage to Civil Rights for African Americans, to the environment, and the gay and lesbian liberation movement, the American Left has achieved notable successes in the 20th and 21st centuries. Sometimes celebrated and sometimes reviled, the Left has taken on many forms and reinvented itself many times over the past century.

In All—American Rebels, historian Robert C. Cottrell traces the rise and fall, ebb and flow of left—wing American movements. Following an overview of early ...