An American Anarchist: The Life of Voltairine de Cleyre Contributor(s): Avrich, Paul (Author), Helms, Robert P. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1849352682 ISBN-13: 9781849352680 Publisher: AK Press OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Social History - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Anarchism |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.85 lbs) 292 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: When it was first published, An American Anarchist marked a trail historians of American anarchism are still following today. Narrative-driven like all of Paul Avrich's works, it presents Voltairine de Cleyre and her fellow anarchists as complex human beings. De Cleyre (1866-1912) was the first prominent American-born anarchist. From her writings and speeches, through the illnesses that plagued her, the assassination attempt that left her clinging to life, to her early death at forty- five, she worked tirelessly for her ideal. Avrich places her squarely in her vibrant milieu, highlighting famous characters like Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman and the infamous, like Dyer D. Lum--Voltairine de Cleyre's lover and the man who sneaked a dynamite cartridge into Louis Lingg's cell so the accused Haymarket Martyr could die at his own hand and not the state's. This edition includes a new introduction by historian Robert P. Helms. |