Books by Howard Fast

"Spartacus" is a fictionalization of a slave revolt in Rome in 71 BC, well known today because of the 1960 film version. It was originally published by Fast after being turned down by every mainstream publisher of the day. This is a reprinting of the title with a special introduction by the author.

The story of the Cheyenne Indians in the 1870s, and their bitter struggle to flee from the Indian Territory in Oklahoma back to their home in Wyoming and Montana. This updated edition includes an introduction by the author.

Telling the story of the capture, trial, and execution of a Hessian drummer boy by Americans during the Revolution. This novel provides an opportunity to explore the difficult moral positions of war, along with the complications of the Quaker family who hid and sheltered the boy.

Originally published in 1942, this text tells the story of the Continental Army and George Washington in the desperate early months when the American Revolution faced defeat and disintergration. It begins with the retreat across Manhattan's East River and ends with the raid on the Hessian camp.

Being Red is an intimate memoir of an extraordinary time--the years Howard Fast, one of our nation's most popular authors, spent in the American Communist Party, and under the constant surveillance of the FBI. 8-page photo insert.

These essays examine the official violence inflicted on Nicaragua, El Salvador, Grenada, Panama and Iraq and the unofficial violence that is taking place in the cities of the United States, and offer a humane vision of what America and the rest of the world could be.

The tale of a Southern black who became a congressman during the Reconstruction period that followed the American Civil War. This edition also contains primary source documents from the Reconstruction.

"Spartacus" is a fictionalization of a slave revolt in Rome in 71 BC, well known today because of the 1960 film version. It was originally published by Fast after being turned down by every mainstream publisher of the day. This is a reprinting of the title with a special introduction by the author.