The 1916 Preparedness Day Bombing: Anarchy and Terrorism in Progressive Era America

The 1916 Preparedness Day Bombing: Anarchy and Terrorism in Progressive Era America
ISBN-10
131720400X
ISBN-13
9781317204008
Category
History
Pages
198
Language
English
Published
2017-08-15
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Jeffrey A. Johnson

Description

This book places the 1916 San Francisco Preparedness Day Bombing within the broader context of American radicalism and isolationism during the Progressive Era. A concise narrative and key primary documents offer readers an introduction to this episode of domestic violence and the subsequent, sensationalized trial that followed. The dubious conviction of a local labor organizer raised serious questions about political extremism, pluralistic ideals, and liberty in the United States that continue to resonate in the twenty-first century.

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