| George Brown, the Cobbler Anarchist of Philadelphia Contributor(s): Helms, Robert P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 187360534X ISBN-13: 9781873605349 Publisher: Kate Sharpley Library OUR PRICE: $4.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2006 Annotation: Bob Helms traces the life of an anarchist shoemaker from freethinking Northamptonshire to Philadelphia's burgeoning anarchist movement of the 1890s. Never famous, and only occasionally infamous, Brown was typical of many of the militants who made the movement what it was, and his story sheds a fascinating light on the microcosm of a social movement. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Political - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Anarchism |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.16" H x 6.65" W x 8.41" (0.20 lbs) 58 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Geographic Orientation - Pennsylvania - Locality - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 |
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| Publisher Description: Robert P. Helms traces the life of an anarchist shoemaker from freethinking Northamptonshire to Philadelphia's burgeoning anarchist movement of the 1890s. He was typical of the many militants who made the movement what it was, and his story sheds a fascinating light on the microcosm of a social movement. |