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May Picqueray's My Eighty-One Years of Anarchy – A Radical Memoir (2019 Paperback)

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brand: A + K Press Number of Pages: 220 Pages Synopsis: May Picqueray (1898-1983) missed none of the major events in history during her lifetime. In 1921, she sent a parcel bomb (it exploded without casualties) to the US ambassador in Paris, to protest against the infamous conviction and death sentence of Sacco and Vanzetti. In November 1922 she was commissioned by the CGTU Metal Federation at the Congress to attend the Red Trade Union International in Moscow, where she stood on a table and denounced the congress for feasting while the Russian workers starved. She then refused to shake hands with Leon Trotsky, to whom she had come to ask for the pardon of anarchist political prisoners. Years later, she was closely involved in the movements of May 1968 and the Fight for Larzac in 1975. Picqueray's story is closely entangled with those of Sébastien Faure, Nestor Makhno, Emma Goldman, Alexander Berckman, Marius Jacob, and Buenaventura Durruti, among so many others. Her autobiography, My Eighty-one Years in Anarchy, is available here in English for the first time, translated by Paul Sharkey., May Picqueray (1898-1983) missed none of the major events in history during her lifetime. In 1921, she sent a parcel bomb (it exploded without casualties) to the US ambassador in Paris, to protest against the infamous conviction and death sentence of Sacco and Vanzetti. In November 1922 she was commissioned by the CGTU Metal Federation at the Congress to attend the Red Trade Union International in Moscow, where she stood on a table and denounced the congress for feasting while the Russian workers starved. She then refused to shake hands with Leon Trotsky, to whom she had come to ask for the pardon of anarchist political prisoners. Years later, she was closely involved in the movements of May 1968 and the Fight for Larzac in 1975. Picqueray's story is closely entangled with those of S bastien Faure, Nestor Makhno, Emma Goldman, Alexander Berckman, Marius Jacob, and Buenaventura Durruti, among so many others. Her autobiography, My Eighty-one Years in Anarchy, is available here in English for the first time, translated by Paul Sharkey. Topic: Political Ideologies / Anarchism, Europe / France, General, Social Activists Format: Trade Paperback Book Title: My Eighty-One Years of Anarchy : a Memoir Intended Audience: Trade Genre: Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History ISBN-13: 9781849353229 gtin13: 9781849353229 ISBN-10: 1849353220 Dewey Edition: 23 Author: May Picqueray Item Height: 0.6 in LC Classification Number: HX893.7.P52.P5213 Language: English Publisher: A + K Press Item Length: 8.5 in Item Width: 5.5 in Publication Year: 2019 Item Weight: 10.9 Oz Illustrator: Yes LCCN: 2018-932234 Table Of Content: Preface Foreword A Breton Girlhood I Start Out in Life In Among the Anarchists My Apprenticeship Trip to the USSR Back in Paris My Saint-Tropez! The Rout and the Occupation My Comrades-in-struggle The Fight Goes On Appendices Index Dewey Decimal: 335/.83092

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  1. An incredible firsthand account of resistance and rebellion! May Picqueray’s memoir is raw, inspiring, and full of passion. Her lifelong fight for anarchism and justice shines through every page. A must-read for anyone interested in radical history or powerful personal stories. The seller delivered quickly, and the book was in great condition!

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