Uncle Sam's Devil's Island: experiences of a conscientious objector in America during the world war
Boston: A Group of Friends / The Excelsior Press, [1933]. 26p., stapled wraps, 5.25x7.5 inches, frontispiece portrait of Grosser, staples rusted else very good condition. Short forewords by Alice Stone Blackwell, Harry Block, and Alexander Berkman.
The anarchist's account of his time served at the military prison that later became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. Grosser committed suicide in 1933, and this pamphlet appears to have been printed as a tribute to him after his death. Berkman's foreword is dated November 1933, only a month after Grosser's death.
Cat.No: 10857
Price: $300.00
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