Originally published in 1912, this early work by anarchist and political activist Alexander Berkman is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It details an account of his time spent in the Western Penitentiary of Pennsylvania while serving a sentence for attempting to assassinate wealthy industrialist Henry Clay Frick. This is a fascinating publication highly recommended for those interested in anarchism and the history of American politics. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the ...
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Originally published in 1912, this early work by anarchist and political activist Alexander Berkman is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It details an account of his time spent in the Western Penitentiary of Pennsylvania while serving a sentence for attempting to assassinate wealthy industrialist Henry Clay Frick. This is a fascinating publication highly recommended for those interested in anarchism and the history of American politics. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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This autobiographical work by Berkman, who tried to assassinate Frick, the head of the steelworks who was anti labor, is a famous companion to Emma Goldman's book, "Living My Life." And while it does, what her book describes - documenting his 22 years in prison - it simply alternates between the theologies of anarchist rhetoric and descriptions of what prison life was like. The book is longer than it needs to be to do this, and I gave up reading it after only a hundred pages or so as not contributing to the history of the era as Goldman's book does.
