Attacking North Caolina’s Plantation Society in the Age of Reconstruction NC Piece Corps     2012     32p     5 x 8 On December 21st, 1864, a wealthy slaveholder and minor official of the Confederacy named James P. Barnes was ambushed on his way to the Post Office in Robeson County, North Carolina. After … Continue reading The Lowry Wars →

Abel Paz     2006     800p     6 x 9 The most thorough account of Buenaventuera Durruti’s life and spain in the tumultuous and rowdy years of the 1920-1930s in English. Paz, who fought in the spanish revolution as a teenager, seamlessly weaves intimate biographical details of Durruti’s life—his progression from factory worker … Continue reading Durruti in the Spanish Revolution →

An Indian Woman’s Amazing Journey from Peasant to International Legend Phoolan Devi     1997     497p     6 x 9 Born in India to the lowest caste and sent to live with an arranged husband at the age of 12, Devi’s story is one of defiance and reclamation. After running away from her … Continue reading The Bandit Queen of India →

An Autobiography Assata Shakur     1987     303p     6.5 x 9.5 Black radical, former panther, BLA member and all-around badass, this is Assata’s own story up until the late 1980s. From the afterward: “Through her eyes we have the chance to see so many social tensions at play. The obvious and … Continue reading Assata →

Severino Di Giovanni in Argentina, 1923-1931 Osvaldo Bayer   1970   210p   5 x 8 Originally in spanish, this reprint of the Elephant Editions translation tells the story of anarcho-banditry committed by Severino and his good friends, the brothers Scarfo. Bombings, bank robberies, and, like many of their kind, their shooting star ending. $3-10 … Continue reading Anarchism and Violence →