Anarchist Periodicals in English REFERENCE (cid:129) ANARCHIST PERIODICALS L o Published in In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, dozens of anarchist publications appeared n throughout the United States despite limited fi nancial resources, a pestering and g the United States censorial postal department, and persistent harassment, arrest, and imprisonment. a Such works energetically advocated a stateless society built upon individual liberty (1833–1955) and voluntary cooperation. In Anarchist Periodicals in English Published in the United States (1833–1955): An Annotated Guide, Ernesto A. Longa provides a glimpse into the doctrines of these publications, highlighting the articles, reports, manifestos, and creative works of anarchists and left libertarians who were dedicated to An Annotated Guide propagandizing against authoritarianism, sham democracy, wage and sex slavery, A and racial prejudice. P n u a b r Nearly 100 periodicals produced throughout North America are surveyed. Entries l c i include title; issues examined; subtitle; editor; publication information, including s h h i s location and frequency of publication; contributors; features and subjects; preced- e t ing and succeeding titles; and an OCLC number to facilitate the identifi cation of d ( P 1 i owning libraries via a WorldCat search. Excerpts from a selection of articles are 8 n e r provided to convey both the ideological orientation and rhetorical style of each 3 t i 3 h o newspaper’s editors and contributors. Finally, special attention is given to the scope – d e 1 i of anarchist involvement in combating obscenity and labor laws that abridged the c 9 U a right to freely circulate reform papers through the mail, speak on street corners, 5 n l 5 i s and assemble in union halls. t ) e i d n ERNESTO A. 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Printed in the United States of America To the Montana sisters, Emma-Joy and Maya-Rae Contents Acknowledgments ix Explanatory Note xi PERIODICALS A–Z 1 The 1776 American(1920) 1 The Advance(1911–1912) 2 Age of Thought(1896–1897) 3 The Agitator(1910–1912) 5 The Alarm(1884–1886) 7 The Alarm(1887–1889) 11 The Alarm(1915–1916) 14 Alternative(1948–1951) 16 Altruria (1907–1908) 18 American Journal of Eugenics(1907–1910) 20 American Political Prisoner(1922) 23 The An-Archist(1881) 24 Anarchist Soviet Bulletin(1919–1920) 25 Beacon (1890–1891) 27 Behind the Bars(1924) 28 The Blast(1916–1917) 29 Challenge(1938–1939) 33 Clarion (1932–1934) 37 Clothed with the Sun(1900–1904) 39 The Dawn(1922) 42 Demonstrator (1903–1908) 43 Discontent(1898–1902) 48 v vi CONTENTS Discussion(1937–1938) 53 Ego(1921–1923) 54 Egoism(1890–1897) 55 The Egoist(1924–1925) 57 Fair Play(1888–1891) 59 Fair Play(1906–1908) 65 The Firebrand(1895–1897) 66 The Flame(1916) 73 Foundation Principles(1885–1894) 74 The Free Comrade(1900–1912) 77 Free Lance(1916) 79 Free Society(1897–1904) 80 Free Society(1921–1922) 92 Free Society Library(1898–1900) 93 Freedom(1890–1892) 94 Freedom(1910–1911) 97 Freedom (1919) 98 Freedom(1933–1934) 101 Freeland(1904, 1909) 104 Humanity First(1919–1921) 105 I(1898–1900) 106 Individual Action(1952–1955) 108 The Individualist(1889–1890) 110 Instead of a Magazine(1915–1916) 113 The Kansas Liberal(1881–1883) 115 Land and Liberty(1914–1915) 120 The Liberator(1905–1906) 122 Libertarian Views(1941) 126 Liberty(1881–1908) 128 Liberty(1902–1903) 146 Liberty Library(1896–1897) 148 Lucifer, the Light Bearer(1883–1907) 149 Man! (1933–1940) 167 Modern School(1912–1922) 174 Mother Earth(1906–1917) 178 Mother Earth(1933–1934) 189 Mother Earth Bulletin(1917–1918) 191 The Mutualist(1925–1928) 193 The New Era(1897) 195 The New Order(1919) 195 CONTENTS vii New Trends(1945–1946) 196 Open Vistas(1925) 199 Our New Humanity(1895–1897) 200 The Peaceful Revolutionist(1833, 1848) 202 The Periodical Letter(1854–1858) 203 The Petrel(1904) 205 Quarterly Letter(1867) 205 Radical Review(1877–1878) 206 The Rebel(1895–1896) 208 Regeneración(1910–1918) 211 Resistance (1947–1954) 219 Retort(1942–1951) 223 Revolt(1916) 226 The Revolutionary Almanac(1914) 227 Rising Youth(1928–1929) 229 Road to Freedom(1924–1932) 230 Social Revolutionist(1856–1857) 237 The Social War(1917) 240 The Social War Bulletin(1918) 242 Solidarity(1892–1898) 244 Spanish Revolution(1936–1938) 249 The Spirit of the Age(1849–1850) 250 The Sun(1885?–1887) 254 Twentieth Century(1888–1892) 255 Vanguard(1932–1939) 264 Why?(1913–1914) 269 Why?(1942–1947) 271 The Wide Way(1907–1908) 274 Winn’s Firebrand(1902–1903; 1909–1910) 275 Woman Rebel(1914) 278 The Word(1872–1893) 280 Bibliography 291 Name Index 297 Subject Index 311 About the Author 321 Acknowledgments This book would not have been possible were it not for the financial support of the University of New Mexico’s Research Allocation Committee and the University of New Mexico Law Library; for the invaluable research support of Julie Herrada, Eileen Cohen, Jeanette Hennie, Randy Moorehead, Frances Lopez-Smith, Bernadette Anglada, Bonne Burton, and Joe Lane; and for the persistent encouragement and thoughtful comments on earlier drafts of this work by Barry Pateman and Jessica Mills. ix