A renegade history of the United States

In 'A Renegade History of the United States', Thaddeus Russell presents a groundbreaking narrative that challenges traditional views of American history.

He argues that it was not the elites or intellectuals who established American liberty, but rather those who lived on the fringes of society—drunkards, prostitutes, gangsters, and unassimilated immigrants.

These accidental revolutionaries, through their subversive lifestyles, helped legitimize the taboo and make America the land of the free.

Russell's work introduces a fascinating array of antiheroes who pioneered personal freedoms in unexamined places like saloons, brothels, and gambling halls.