"We called each other comrade"
Subtitle: Charles H. Kerr & Company, radical publishers
By: Allen Ruff.
Series: The history of communication
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
Subjects: Charles H. Kerr Company -- History.; Publishers and publishing -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Publishers and publishing -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Socialism -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Socialism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Description: This is the history of the most significant translator, publisher, and distributor of left-wing literature in the United States. Based in Chicago and still publishing, Charles H. Kerr & Company began in 1886 as a publisher of Unitarian tracts. The company's focus changed after its founder, the son of abolitionist activists, became a socialist at the turn of the century.

Tracing Kerr's political development and commitment to radical social change, "We Called Each Other Comrade" also tells the story of the difficulties of exercising the First Amendment in an often hostile business and political climate.

A fascinating exploration in left-wing culture, this revealing chronicle of Charles Kerr and his revolutionary publishing company looks at the remarkable list of books, periodicals, and pamphlets that the firm produced and traces the strands of a rich tradition of dissent in America.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Charles Kerr : early years, early influences; title: Kerr's early Chicago years; title: Kerr Company beginnings : the broad context; title: Unity years; title: From unitarian to populist and beyond; title: The first Socialist phase, 1899-1908; title: The move leftward, 1908-11; title: The in-house battle, 1911-13; title: The International Socialist review, 1908-18; title: The war years and after.