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Authors: Paul Avrich
ISBN-13: 9781904859093, ISBN-10: 1904859097
Format: Paperback
Publisher: AK Press
Date Published: January 2005
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Paul Avrich

Professor of History at Queens College and the Graduate School of the City University of New York.

Book Synopsis

Modern Schools sought to abolish all forms of authority, and to usher in a new society.

Table of Contents

Pt. INew York
1The martyrdom of Ferrer3
2The Francisco Ferrer Association37
3The Ferrer School of New York75
4Rebels and artists121
5Three anarchists183
6Lexington Avenue203
Pt. IIStelton
7The early years241
8Elizabeth and Alexis Ferm281
9Mohegan317
10The declining years341
11Conclusion838

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