{"product_id":"resistance-jeff-biggers-9781640092464","title":"Resistance: Reclaiming an American Tradition","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis \"powerful, urgent\" narrative history of resistance campaigns throughout history and how they affect today's battles (Jeff Chang, author of \u003ci\u003eWe Gon' Be Alright\u003c\/i\u003e)--from the American Revolution and the defeat of fascism during WWII, to landmark battles for civil rights and the new movements for equity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcross cities, towns, and campuses, Americans are grappling with overwhelming challenges and the daily fallout from the most authoritarian White House policies in recent memory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this inspiring narrative history, Jeff Biggers reframes today's battles as a continuum of a vibrant American tradition. \u003ci\u003eResistance\u003c\/i\u003e is a chronicle of the courageous resistance movements that have insured the benchmarks of our democracy--movements that served on the front lines of the American Revolution, the defense of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, the defeat of fascism during World War II, and landmark civil rights and environmental protection achievements. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLegendary historian Studs Terkel praised Biggers's \u003ci\u003eThe United States of Appalachia\u003c\/i\u003e as a \"how-to book\" in the tradition of the American Revolution. With \u003ci\u003eResistance\u003c\/i\u003e, Biggers opens a new window into American history and its meaning today. In a recovery of unsung heroes, including Revolutionary forefather Thomas Paine, \u003ci\u003eResistance\u003c\/i\u003e is a provocative reconsideration of the American Revolution, bringing alive the early struggles of Indigenous peoples and people of color, and immigration, women's rights, and environmental justice movements. With lucidity, meticulousness, and wit, Biggers unfolds one of our country's best-kept secrets: in dealing with the most challenging issues of every generation, resistance to duplicitous civil authority has defined our quintessential American story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Resist we must, resist we will--and as this volume powerfully reminds us, in so doing we are acting on the deepest American instincts.\" ―Bill McKibben, author of \u003ci\u003eRadio Free Vermont: A Fable of Resistance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff Biggers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1640092463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640092464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.60d","brand":"Jeff Biggers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46311083213055,"sku":"9781640092464","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_89950e0c-8733-4329-8229-98c372ffd575.jpg?v=1730888063","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/resistance-jeff-biggers-9781640092464","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}