A resistance history of the United States
"Revisit the Salem Witch Trials, the Underground Railroad, and other resistance movements of American history to get a bold new understanding of how resistance shaped our past--and how its principles can change our future. The United States was shaped by resistance--but not in the way we've been tau...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lebanon, New Hampshire :
Steerforth Press,
[2026]
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| Summary: | "Revisit the Salem Witch Trials, the Underground Railroad, and other resistance movements of American history to get a bold new understanding of how resistance shaped our past--and how its principles can change our future. The United States was shaped by resistance--but not in the way we've been taught. The Revolution did not secure liberty; it opened the door to either liberty or oppression, where only white men enjoyed all of the benefits and protections of citizenship. In A Resistance History of the United States, public historian Tad Stoermer shows how from the very beginning, that tension--between the ideals of resistance and the realities of power--has defined America more than the Enlightenment ideals enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Utilizing powerful storytelling to focus on key--and often lesser-known moments in American history--this book reveals the truth of how resistance movements from Colonial times have opposed the powers that be. Stoermer covers an impressive roster of pivotal movements, with each chapter identifying a key resistance movement and principle meant to inspire contemporary readers, including: Bacon's Rebellion/Metacomet's War (1676), Salem Witch Trials (1692), The Black Loyalists (1783), The Underground Railroad (1850). Through these and many more examples, Stoermer dismantles the mythologies that pass for American history--exposing the curated nostalgia, moral evasions, and institutional silences that have long protected abusive power. What emerges is an essential look at how we can take lessons from the past to understand, and effectively respond to, the injustices we face today"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 358 pages ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781586424367 158642436X |
| Author Notes: | Tad trained at Johns Hopkins, Harvard, and the University of Virginia, where he earned his PhD in history. Before becoming a historian, he served in the US Army as a reconnaissance scout, studied law at Tulane, and spent a decade working in national politics as a congressional staffer and communications director. He currently teaches public history at Johns Hopkins University and serves as an external lecturer at the University of Southern Denmark, where he specializes in American history. His scholarship and public work focus on the American Revolution, public memory, resistance, nationalism, and the stories Americans tell themselves about freedom, power, belonging, and dissent. |
