An American Anarchist: The Life of Voltairine De Cleyre - Couverture souple

Avrich, Paul

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1849352682 ISBN 13 : 9781849352680

Editeur : AK Press, 2018

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

'An American Anarchist' marked the trail historians of American anarchism are still following today: above all else, to understand anarchists as human beings. Narrative-driven like all of Paul Avrich's works, this story highlights 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. De Cleyre (1866-1912), born in Michigan, is noted as the first prominent American-born anarchist. From her voluminous writings and speeches, the illnesses that plagued her, the shooting on a streetcar in Philadelphia that left de Cleyre clinging for life, to her eventual death at forty-five in Chicago, she worked tirelessly for her ideal.

Revue de presse

"An American Anarchist closes a major gap in our understanding of American an- archism and particularly a gap in our understanding of its deep roots in American radicalism. It makes the same contribution to our understanding of American feminism."

----Richard Drinnon, author of Rebel in Paradise: A Biography of Emma Goldman

"Paul Avrich's book is very well researched -- it fascinated me as I am sure it will fascinate many other people who are interested in the anarchist personality." --George Woodcock

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: AK Press
• Date d'édition: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1849352682
• ISBN 13: 9781849352680
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 292