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Intertwining the stories of three leading early twentieth century radical Americans, this book presents the enthralling tale of the too-short lives of Inez Milholland, Randolph Bourne, and John Reed. It highlights the movements and personal experiences that drew such privileged individuals to the American left, willing to sacrifice comfortable circumstances and opportunities.
As writers and activists, the trio became leading spokespersons for feminism, sexual liberation, unions, civil liberties, pacifism, internationalism, socialism, anarchism, and, in Reed's case, communism. Challenging capitalism, patriarchy, and the nation-state, the independently-minded Milholland, Bourne, and Reed possessed a twofold commitment to personal liberation and community. With their early deaths, they left behind personal models for acting, living, and thinking afresh. One could say they became martyrs to the very movements they championed.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1. Vassar Girl Suffragist
2. A Man of Letters
3. A Poet Singing Nothing but Joy
4. An American Renaissance
5. The Unanticipated Marriage
6. Thirteen Months in Europe
7. Riding with the Revolution
8. Keeping Faith with the Cause
9. The Lyrical Left's Response to World War I
10. Joining The New Republic
11. The Peace Crusade
12. The Eastern Front
13. The Death of a Feminist Martyr
14. Frustrated Love and Transnationalism
15. The Love of His Life
16. The War to Make the World Safe for Democracy
17. The Bolshevik Revolution
18. "America in 1918"
19. War's End
20. An American in Communist Russia
21. Three American Martyrs
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
