The Radical Book Shop of Chicago
Author | : Kevin I. Slaughter |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-04-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 1943687293 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781943687299 |
Rating | : 4/5 (299 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Radical Book Shop of Chicago written by Kevin I. Slaughter and published by . This book was released on 2023-04-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the revolutionary history of the Radical Book Shop in Chicago, the forgotten hub of anarchist, unionist, socialist, and communist literature for over a decade. From its humble beginnings in 1914, this bookstore inspired radicals and welcomed poets, novelists, roughnecks, and even would-be assassins around its iron stove. Despite police and political harassment, the Radical Book Shop remained a beloved destination for rebels and intellectuals alike.Howard and Lillian H. Udell founded this "shoebox-sized" bookstore out of desperation using their personal library. The curious and precocious Udell daughters helped them run the tiny outlet, where they grew up with habitués such as union tough guy Big Bill Haywood and his Wobblies; literary luminaries Kenneth Rexroth, Sherwood Anderson, and Carl Sandburg; the wild hobohemians of the Dil Pickle Club and Bughouse Square; artist Stanis?aw Szukalski; and notorious outsiders like Arthur "Ragnar Redbeard" Desmond (author of Might is Right) and Nestor "Jean Crones" Dondoglio (mastermind behind the infamous 1916 "soup-poison plot").The Radical Book Shop of Chicago by Kevin I. Slaughter is a thoroughly researched and prolifically illustrated history of this incredible hub of political and artistic dynamite. With an appendix of all known writings by Lillian Udell, including a biographical sketch of Voltairine De Cleyre, and reviews of several books published by Charles H. Kerr, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the hidden history of radical politics and literature.