An American Dissenter
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An American Dissenter

The Life of Algie Martin Simons 1870–1950

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

An American Dissenter

The Life of Algie Martin Simons 1870–1950

About this book

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 significant force in unifying the party, in establishing the International Workers of the World (IWW), and in trying to make socialism an acceptable alternative for the American voter.

Although he broke with the party in 1917, Simons, as a teacher and a writer on industrial relations, continually struggled with the major problems that faced industrial society in the twentieth century.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Illustrations
  7. Introduction
  8. CHAPTER ONE: On Native Ground
  9. CHAPTER TWO: Poverty and Philosophy
  10. CHAPTER THREE: Many Mansions
  11. CHAPTER FOUR: Spreading the Word
  12. CHAPTER FIVE: Politics
  13. CHAPTER SIX: Kansas Exile
  14. CHAPTER SEVEN: Milwaukee Journalist
  15. CHAPTER EIGHT: War and Revolution
  16. CHAPTER NINE: The New World
  17. CHAPTER TEN: Reminiscence
  18. Bibliographical Essay
  19. Index