Eugene V. Debs

Overview

Eugene Debs (1855-1926) is regarded by many as American history's premier labor advocate. He was the leader of the Socialist party, five-time Socialist candidate for president, outspoken on the rights of all workers, and a persistent defender of America's democratic traditions. Nick Salvatore's acclaimed biography offers a major reevaluation of Debs, the movements he launched, and his belief in American Socialism as an extension of the nation's democratic traditions. He also shows the relationship between Debs's public image and his private life as child, sibling, husband, and lover. Salvatore's Debs--weaknesses intact--emerges as a complex man, frustrated and angered by the glaring inequities of a new economic order, and willing to risk his freedom to preserve the essence of democratic society.

Details

Publisher

University of Illinois Press

Published

2007

Pages

437

Language

EN

Categories

Biography & Autobiography / General, Biography & Autobiography / Political, Political Science / Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, Political Science / History & Theory, Political Science / Public Policy / Communication Policy, Reference / General

ISBN-13

9780252074523