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Prison Blossoms: Anarchist Voices from the American Past
Alexander Berkman
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Description for Prison Blossoms: Anarchist Voices from the American Past
Hardback. Published here for the first time is a crucial document in the history of American radicalism--the "Prison Blossoms," a series of essays, narratives, poems, and fables composed by three activist anarchists imprisoned for the 1892 assault on anti-union steel tycoon Henry Clay Frick. Editor(s): Brody, Miriam; Buettner, Bonnie. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JPFB; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 474.
In 1892, unrepentant anarchists Alexander Berkman, Henry Bauer, and Carl Nold were sent to the Western Pennsylvania State Penitentiary for the attempted assassination of steel tycoon Henry Clay Frick. Searching for a way to continue their radical politics and to proselytize among their fellow inmates, these men circulated messages of hope and engagement via primitive means and sympathetic prisoners. On odd bits of paper, in German and in English, they shared their thoughts and feelings in a handwritten clandestine magazine called “Prison Blossoms.” This extraordinary series of essays on anarchism and revolutionary deeds, of prison portraits and narratives of homosexuality ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
The John Harvard Library
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780674050563
SKU
V9780674050563
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About Alexander Berkman
Miriam Brody is an independent scholar. Bonnie Buettner is Senior Lecturer of German Studies at Cornell University.
Reviews for Prison Blossoms: Anarchist Voices from the American Past
Prison Blossoms are a distant cousin of Gramsci's Prison Notebooks. This book reminds us how much we learn about the self-absorbed center of society from those who are caged in at its margin. A gem of a book.
Mary Fainsod Katzenstein, author of Faithful and Fearless At long last, these passionate and perceptive anarchists can be heard! ... Read more
Mary Fainsod Katzenstein, author of Faithful and Fearless At long last, these passionate and perceptive anarchists can be heard! ... Read more