American Dissenter - The Life of Algie Martin Simons 1870-1950

In this biography of Algie Martin Simons, a major figure in the Socialist party of America, Kent and Gretchen Kreuter show the widely ranging social activities that brought Simons into touch with many of the movements and personalities of his time. As a propagandist and historian, Simons wrote the first thoroughgoing Marxist account of American history. As a journalist, he furnished Upton Sinclair with much of the material that he used in The Jungle, and as a party politician, Simons was a signi

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Kent Kreuter is associate professor of history at Hamline University.

Riassunto

In this biography of Algie Martin Simons, a major figure in the Socialist party of America, Kent and Gretchen Kreuter show the widely ranging social activities that brought Simons into touch with many of the movements and personalities of his time.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gretchen Kreuter, Kent Kreuter, Kent Kreuter Kreuter
• Editore: University Press of Kentucky
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.07.2014
• EAN: 9780813153506
• ISBN: 978-0-8131-5350-6
• Pagine: 256
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva