The Haymarket Tragedy

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The Haymarket Tragedy
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First edition
Author Paul Avrich
SubjectAmerican history, anarchism
Published1984 (Princeton University Press)
Pages535
ISBN 9780691047119

The Haymarket Tragedy is a 1984 history book by Paul Avrich about the Haymarket affair and the resulting trial.

Contents

Among other books about the Haymarket affair, The New York Times wrote in 2006, Avrich's book compared as "a tour de force of archival research, clear narrative and probing analysis," especially on the history of American anarchism. [1]

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References

  1. Knight, Louise W. (May 7, 2006). "Red Scare". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331.

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