BOOKLIST

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Two Peoples, One Place: Humboldt History, Volume 1 

Humboldt County Historical Society, 2007

“Raphael has used his formidable skills as a historian, writer and cultural observer to write a community history that ranks with some of the best published during the last 40 years.” — San Francisco Chronicle

Ray Raphael’s American Revolution Trilogy

A People’s History of the American Revolution: How Common People Shaped the Fight for Independence 

The New Press, 2001

Paperback: HarperCollins, 2002

Published in the UK as The American Revolution: A People’s History

“Impressive in both its sweep and its attention to the particular. The book will delight, educate and entertain.” — Publishers’ Weekly

The First American Revolution: Before Lexington and Concord

The New Press, 2002

Hardcover and paperback

“Readers will learn more useful information about the American Revolution and its values from this book than from anything on the Founding Fathers that they are likely to encounter on their next trip to Barnes and Noble.”— St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Founding Myths: Stories that Hide our Patriotic Past

The New Press, 2004

“Ray Raphael is at his iconoclastic best in this book, demolishing historical nonsense, suggesting a new patriotism based on truth rather than myth.” — Howard Zinn

Other Books by Ray Raphael

An Everyday History of Somewhere

Alfred A. Knopf, 1974

Paperback: Island Press (1981) and Real Books (1992, 2001)

Winner of the Commonwealth Club award for the best book of the year about California

“A beautiful book, beautifully written and organized.” — San Francisco Chronicle

Edges: Human Ecology of the Backcountry

Alfred A. Knopf, 1976

Paperback: University of Nebraska Press. 1986

“Mr. Raphael’s work has meaning for us all, though our lives may be situated far from the ‘edges.’” — Christian Science Monitor

Tree Talk: The People and Politics of Timber and

More Tree Talk: The People, Politics, and Economics of Timber

Island Press, 1981 and 1994

“Well balanced and fair minded … a marvelous, unpretentious book.” — Los Angeles Times

Cash Crop: An American Dream?

Ridge-Times Press, 1985

“Cash Crop is the definitive word on how the local marijuana industry grew.” — USA Today.

The Teacher’s Voice: A Sense of Who We Are

Heinneman Educational Books, 1985

“Ray Raphael has pulled together a book that reaches out and grabs you. Read it. Pass it on to teachers. Give it to parents and other board members.” — American School Board Journal

The Men from the Boys: Rites-of-Passage in Male America

University of Nebraska Press, 1988

Published in Germany as Vom Mannwerden, 1993

“Mr. Raphael’s book is provocative and well researched, his anecdotes are often compelling, and we cannot dispute his recommendation that we have to redefine manhood as a state of maturity, rather than a display of power.” — New York Times

Comic Cops

A juvenile mystery by Neil and Ray Raphael

Real Books, 1992

“The unusual atmosphere and realistic plot, enhanced by strong tension, set this effort apart from any other in the YA mode, and will appeal to teen readers who relish intrigue.” — Children’s Bookwatch

Little White Father: Redick McKee on the California Frontier

Humboldt County Historical Society, 1993

“A finely-crafted, well researched, fascinating story. … It raises questions for us to ponder today.” — Humboldt Historian