Hardcover
1907 · New York
by Wilshire, Henry Gaylord
New York: Wilshire Book Company, 1907. Hardcover. 337p. [+ 11p. ads], shelfware and rubbing on front cover, otherwise very good condition. Wilshire, 1861-1927, called by a contemporary the "P.T. Barnum of American socialism," was an active socialist who made his money in real estate speculation in Southern California (Wilshire Boulevard is named after him). He was a close friend of Upton Sinclair (in fact he converted Sinclair to socialism), Jack London, Emma Goldman and many others.
(Inventory #: 2357)