 First edition | |
| Author | Paul Avrich |
|---|---|
| Subject | American biography, anarchism |
| Published | 1978 (Princeton University Press) |
| Pages | 266 |
| ISBN | 9780691046570 |
An American Anarchist: The Life of Voltairine de Cleyre is book written by Paul Avrich. It is a biography of Voltairine de Cleyre.
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Sasha and Emma: The Anarchist Odyssey of Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman is a 2012 history book about Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman. The book was co-authored by the father-daughter pair Paul and Karen Avrich, and posthumously published after Paul's death. It was a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice for 2012.
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