May Picqueray: My 81 Years of Anarchy – A Memoir (2019 Trade Paperback)-image
May Picqueray: My 81 Years of Anarchy – A Memoir (2019 Trade Paperback)-image

May Picqueray: My 81 Years of Anarchy – A Memoir (2019 Trade Paperback)

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Item Length: 8.5 in Topic: Political Ideologies / Anarchism, Europe / France, General, Social Activists Illustrator: Yes LC Classification Number: HX893.7.P52.P5213 Dewey Decimal: 335/.83092 LCCN: 2018-932234 Item Width: 5.5 in 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 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., 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. Her autobiography, My Eighty-one Years in Anarchy, is available here in English for the first time, translated by Paul Sharkey. Publication Year: 2019 Author: May Picqueray Language: English Book Title: My Eighty-One Years of Anarchy : a Memoir ISBN-10: 1849353220 Item Height: 0.6 in brand: A + K Press gtin13: 9781849353229 ISBN-13: 9781849353229 Format: Trade Paperback Item Weight: 10.9 Oz 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 Genre: Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History Number of Pages: 220 Pages Publisher: A + K Press Intended Audience: Trade Dewey Edition: 23

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  1. This memoir is a powerful and inspiring read! May Picqueray’s firsthand account of a life dedicated to anarchism is both captivating and thought-provoking. Her resilience and passion shine through every page, offering a rare glimpse into radical history. A must-read for anyone interested in activism, freedom, and living life on your own terms. Absolutely unforgettable!

    Lucas Lawesc

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