Books by Vernon L. Pedersen

Shows that contrary to the beliefs of many historians - radical and otherwise - the American Communist Party did often march to Moscow's tune in efforts to sway American foreign policy in ways that benefitted the Soviet Union.

This study examines the Marine Workers Industrial Union, which had a highly visible and influential impact among Depression-era American seamen. The author utilizes several collections at the Russian State Archive of Social and Political History to show the Party's primary goal of acquiring institutional power.