Storm in My Heart: Memories from the Widow of Johann Most

by Helene Minkin

Other authorsTom Goyens (Editor), Alisa Braun (Translator)
Paperback, 2015

Status

Available

Publication

AK Press (2015), 176 pages

Description

Partner of one of the most infamous anarchists of her time, Johann Most, Helene Minkin joined the anarchist movement after emigrating from Russia in 1888 with her father and sister. Framed as a reaction and corrective to Emma Goldman'sLiving My Life, Minkin's memoir provides a unique account of turn-of-the-century anarchism and immigrant life in the United States. Published in the Yiddish-language newspaperForverts in 1932, this is its first English translation. Tom Goyens teaches American history at Salisbury University in Maryland. He is the author ofBeer and Revolution: The German Anarchist Movement in New York City, 1880-1914.

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

176 p.; 5.5 inches

ISBN

184935197X / 9781849351973

Local notes

Autobiography
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