TV and Radio Appearances

"What Does History Tell Us About the "Occupy" Movement?" -- Fox News (May 24, 2012)

"More Powerful Than Dynamite" -- Truthdig Radio (May 25 2012)

"Author Recounts Turbulent 1914" -- Inside City Hall (May 4, 2012).

"A Brief History of Anarchy," Thai Jones interviewed for Tablet Magazine's podcast series, Long Story Short, (May 3, 2012).

Thai and Bill Ayers talking Anarchy at the Tenement Museum, (May 3, 2012)

"Talking up Downtown with Thai Jones and Bill Ayers," New York Press (May 3, 2012).

"What the Other Half Paid" Thai Jones on Tenement Life in Early-Twentieth Century New York, Part 1, Part 2 (April 27, 2012).

Thai Jones Discusses Dynamite on Capital Tonight (April 26, 2012)

Book Reviews

"[V]ivid ... an engrossing account of the events of 1914." -- The New York Times (May 4, 2012)

"A century can seem a very long time ago, yet, in Jones’s book, 1914 seems almost like yesterday." -- Brooklyn Rail (Nov. 2012)

"[A] panorama of demonstrations, violence, and reform ... There are many lessons to be taken from this gem of a book. " -- The Best American Poetry (Aug. 29, 2012)

"Jones seems set on providing a balanced history, in humanizing all the players in this history as much as possible." -- Left Eye On Books (Aug. 8, 2012)

"...[A] deftness and polish rarely seen in historical nonfiction." -- Dallas Morning News (May 29, 2012)

"Thai Jones' journey through anarchism, progressivism, state power, labor history, war, and culture -- in short his evocation of the heart of New York -- enriches our feeling for the history and invites us to understand its subtleties and complexities with new respect."

-- The Huffington Post (May 22, 2012)

"[P]acked with fascinating asides about various social and cultural goings-on in early 20th-century New York City." -- The Daily Beast (May 17, 2012)

"[A] panoramic evocation of a uniquely combustible moment in New York history," -- Barnes and Noble Reviews (May 8, 2012)

"[A] compellingly written tale of an incredibly interesting time." -- The Rag Blog (May 2, 2012)

"Historian Thai Jones Writes Book about 1914 Anarchists as Occupy Movement Rises." --Times Union (April 28, 2012)

"[A]n incredibly detailed, impeccably researched look at this period in New York’s history. Not only do the characters come alive in Jones’ telling, so do the issues." -- Counter Punch (April 27, 2012)

"Dynamite showcases a rare talent notable for its equipoise in balancing heart and head. Jones serves the memory of his subject with quiet grace. And he serves his readers with stories that deserve to be remembered. Here truly is a career worth following."

-- History News Network (April 24, 2012)

"[V]ivid storytelling ... memorable vignettes ... thought-provoking conflicts and characters."

-- The Washington Independent Review of Books (April 20, 2012)

"...A work of American history at its best."

-- OCCUPY.com (April 18, 2012)