An autobiography by writer Milton Meltzer chronicling his life including his childhood, his time with the Works Progress Administration, his time as a soldier in World War II, and his career as a full-time writer.
Examines the life of American author Herman Melville, discussing his youth, the death of his father, his family's loss of affluence, and his work at sea and in other careers, and looks at how those early experiences influenced his writing.
Examines the nature of poverty in America, its effects on children, women, the elderly, and racial minorities, and past and present efforts to fight it.
A republication of the 1983 text which provides a historical survey of terrorism, updated to include the events of September 11, 2001, looking at the tactics of modern terror organizations and totalitarian regimes, and evaluating the morality and political effectiveness of their violent actions.
Presents a history of pacifism and those who have protested against war, concentrating on war resistance in the United States from colonial days to the present and concerns about nuclear arms and terrorism.
Letters, memoirs, autobiographies, articles, editorials, interviews, affidavits, eyewitness accounts and testimony describe the deep changes that have taken place since 1916.
