Project Gutenberg 2010-11-22 Public domain in the USA. 345 Berkman, Alexander 1870 1936 Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_Memoirs_of_an_Anarchist Produced by Fritz Ohrenschall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist" by Alexander Berkman is an autobiographical account written in the early 20th century. The book details Berkman's experiences and reflections during his fourteen years in prison, focusing on his motivations as an anarchist and revolutionary. It provides a profound critique of prison life and societal injustices, particularly as they relate to labor struggles and the treatment of workers. The beginning of the memoir introduces the intense political climate surrounding the Homestead strike of 1892, which deeply affected Berkman. He recounts a conversation with a companion about the violent events at Homestead, feeling a surge of emotion for the workers. The opening vividly sets up Berkman's call to action, describing his anger towards the oppressive forces represented by figures like Henry Clay Frick, leading to his eventual decision to attempt assassination as a means to spark a revolutionary movement. This is underscored by his idealistic vision of an anarchist society built on justice and equality, despite the personal and social turmoil he faces throughout his imprisonment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Berkman, Alexander, 1870-1936 State Penitentiary for the Western District of Pennsylvania Anarchists -- United States -- Biography Prisoners -- Pennsylvania -- Biography HX Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Politics Browsing: Sociology Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: Politics 950194 2025-06-14T06:50:18.291082 text/html 961719 2021-01-07T05:40:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 994305 2021-01-07T05:40:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1181613 2025-06-14T06:50:36.196025 application/epub+zip 1190837 2025-06-14T06:50:23.532024 application/epub+zip 467186 2025-06-14T06:50:21.324131 application/epub+zip 1404719 2025-06-14T06:50:45.737492 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1323555 2025-06-14T06:50:34.162023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 723933 2022-09-15T15:32:28.227949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 880547 2025-06-14T06:50:16.060093 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 880393 2021-01-07T05:40:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 348285 2021-01-07T05:40:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 880394 2021-01-07T05:40:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 348189 2021-01-07T05:40:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21321 2025-06-14T06:50:45.901455 application/rdf+xml 13114 2025-06-14T06:50:21.968046 image/jpeg 3039 2025-06-14T06:50:21.638059 image/jpeg 1116779 2025-06-14T06:50:18.397086 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia