April 2011
Applewood Miscellany
Words that Disrupted America “When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary...” These words from the beginning of the Declaration of Independence were not the first words or the last to disrupt America. In this issue, we select books from our list that disrupted America—some politically, some socially, and some economically. Applewood’s mission as a publisher to build a picture of America from its primary sources sometimes leads us to publish books that in their day were highly disruptive but today are viewed as part of the fabric of our heritage. Conversely, sometimes we publish books that in their day were accepted eagerly by people of the day but to today's reader, the words are discordant and highly charged. These books bravely go onto our list, but we always wonder whether it is worth it: offending, incorrect, and usually not particularly profitable. We have tried to include both kinds. Here are thirty-five books that shook the world. They are not the only thirty-five. They are the thirtyfive we picked when we looked at the thousands of titles we have published. The Editors Applewood Books
A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT FOR PROHIBITION DISRUPTS AMERICA “The American Usurper Assumes the Diadem and Purple” (Library of Congress)
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