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