Thomas Sakmyster’s new book, Red Conspirator: J. Peters and the American Communist Underground, received an excellent review (subscription required) from Harvey Klehr in the April 25-May 2, 2011, issue of […]
Category: american history
Researching the “man of mystery” by Thomas Sakmyster
When some years ago I decided to write a biographical study of J. Peters, a shadowy figure in the history of American communism, I knew that I would face a […]
Through a Glass Darkly: Reflections on a Troubled Past by Claude A. Clegg III
In deciding to write a book on the history of my hometown (Salisbury, NC), I became keenly interested in family history. As a historian, I am perhaps naturally fascinated with […]