This collection contains ten of the best scholarly essays on significant events and figures over the last two hundred years of the radical tradition in American history. Arranged chronologically, each chapter contains an introduction and one major article, plus four primary documents that bring to vivid life the ideas and people involved in particular radical struggles. Concise introductions to all articles and documents, chronologies, and suggested reading lists place this book at the forefront of student guides to American Radicalism.

Daniel Pope is Associate Professor and Department Head of History at the University of Oregon. He is the author of The Making of Modern Advertising (1983), and was a Fulbright Senior Lecturer at the University of Rome in 1996.