Chicago Review Press: 838 books
Five for Freedom
The African American Soldiers in John Brown's Army
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018
On October 16, 1859, John Brown and his band of eighteen raiders descended on Harpers Ferry. In an ill-fated attempt to incite a slave insurrection, they seized the federal arsenal, took hostages, and retreated to a fire engine house where they barricaded themselves until a contingent of US Marines...
Unfinished Revolution
Daniel Ortega and Nicaragua's Struggle for Liberation
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2010
The first full-length biography of Daniel Ortega in any language, this exhaustive account draws from a wealth of untapped sources to tell the story of Nicaragua’s continuing struggle for liberation through the prism of the Revolution’s most emblematic yet enigmatic hero. It traces Ortega’s life...
Pirate State
Inside Somalia's Terrorism at Sea
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Providing a timely and never-before-seen perspective on the ever-increasing menace of Somali pirates, this account shows how the cargo ship and oil tanker hijackings and ransoms in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean have turned one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes into one of the most dangerous....
Freeing David McCallum
The Last Miracle of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
For ten years before Rubin "Hurricane" Carter's death, he and his friend and coauthor Ken Klonsky had been working to help free another wrongfully convicted man, David McCallum. McCallum was eventually exonerated and freed after serving twenty-nine years in prison. This is the story of how...
Mothers on Trial
The Battle for Children and Custody
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
Updated and revised with seven new chapters, a new introduction, and a new resources section, this landmark book is invaluable for women facing a custody battle. It was the first to break the myth that mothers receive preferential treatment over fathers in custody disputes. Although mothers generally...
by J. Patrick O'Connor
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2008
Mumia Abu-Jamal—the most famous death-row inmate in the United States—was sentenced to death in 1982 for allegedly killing police officer Daniel Faulkner. Using the preponderance of evidence to establish that Faulkner shot Abu-Jamal as he approached him and that a passenger in Abu-Jamal’s brother’s...
The Seminarian
Martin Luther King Jr. Comes of Age
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2018
Martin Luther King Jr. was a cautious nineteen-year-old rookie preacher when he left Atlanta, Georgia, to attend divinity school up north. At Crozer Theological Seminary, King, or "ML" back then, immediately found himself surrounded by a white staff and white professors. Even his dorm room...
Above the Din of War
Afghans Speak About Their Lives, Their Country, and Their Future—and Why America Should Listen
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Veteran journalist Peter Eichstaedt exposing himself to grave dangers crisscrossing Afghanistan to interview an astonishing array of Afghans. Readers find emotional commentary from a former warlord; blunt talk from a Taliban judge; harrowing stories of abuse from teen-age victims of self-immolation;...
The African Origin of Civilization
Myth or Reality
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Now in its 30th printing, this classic presents historical, archaeological, and anthropological evidence to support the theory that ancient Egypt was a black civilization.
Rescuing Regina
The Battle to Save a Friend from Deportation and Death
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
A decade after fleeing the Congo for the United States, having endured rape, imprisonment, and torture in her homeland, Regina Bakala found herself locked in a U.S. prison facing deportation to almost certain death. This harrowing true story of an asylum seeker and young mother of two tells how her...
Against the Wall
The Art of Resistance in Palestine
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Featuring the work of acclaimed artists such as Banksy, Ron English, and Blu, as well as Palestinian artists and activists, the photographs in this collection express outrage, compassion, and touching humor while illustrating the lives and livelihoods of the tens of thousands of people affected by...
The Almighty Black P Stone Nation
The Rise, Fall, and Resurgence of an American Gang
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2011
This exposé investigates the evolution of the Almighty Black P Stone Nation, a motley group of poverty-stricken teens transformed into a dominant gang accused of terroristic intentions. Interwoven into the narrative is the dynamic influence of leader Jeff Fort, who—despite his flamboyance and high...
Curveball
The Remarkable Story of Toni Stone the First Woman to Play Professional Baseball in the Negro League
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Documenting multiple challenges at every turn—as a target for racism from society at large and sexism both inside and outside of the Negro League—this is the unique story of the first woman to play professional baseball on a men's team, breaking barriers in sports while believing, "There's...
Killing the Poormaster
A Saga of Poverty, Corruption, and Murder in the Great Depression
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Reflecting on a sensational murder trial from the late 1930s, this chronicle focuses upon the death of Harry Barck, a poormaster who was granted the authority to decide who would and would not receive public aid in Hoboken, New Jersey. Unemployed mason Joe Scutellaro was said to have stabbed Barck...