Dorothy Healey Remembers A Life in the American Communist Party |
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| ISBN: | 978-0-19-503819-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1990 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
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"An utterly fascinating, richly detailed account"--Booklist. In a political career starting in the 1930s, Dorothy Healey has led strikes by migrant workers; been hunted by vigilantes; lived months underground, hiding from the F.B.I.; stood trial for subversion; and denounced her lifelong love, the Communist Party, for its authoritarian ways. This honest, gripping autobiography by one of the most important women in the history of American Communism reveals a life truly dedicated to...
More Description"An utterly fascinating, richly detailed account"--Booklist. In a political career starting in the 1930s, Dorothy Healey has led strikes by migrant workers; been hunted by vigilantes; lived months underground, hiding from the F.B.I.; stood trial for subversion; and denounced her lifelong love, the Communist Party, for its authoritarian ways. This honest, gripping autobiography by one of the most important women in the history of American Communism reveals a life truly dedicated to freedom--including her own party.