An 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 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. Cover Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgments Illustrations Introduction CHAPTER ONE: On Native Ground CHAPTER TWO: Poverty and Philosophy CHAPTER THREE: Many Mansions CHAPTER FOUR: Spreading the Word CHAPTER FIVE: Politics CHAPTER SIX: Kansas Exile CHAPTER SEVEN: Milwaukee Journalist CHAPTER EIGHT: War and Revolution CHAPTER NINE: The New World CHAPTER TEN: Reminiscence Bibliographical Essay Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y The authors show the widely ranging social activities that brought Simons into touch with many of the movements and personalities of his time.--Publisher's description