An American Anarchist: The Life of Voltairine de Cleyre

by Paul Avrich

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849352682
• ISBN13: 9781849352680
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: AK Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher