SOSIALISMI TEORIANA JA KÄYTÄNNÖSSA.

Fitchburg, Mass. : Suom. Sos. Kustannusyhtiön Kustantama. 1910. Item #22190

8vo. X, 378 pages. Finnish translation of Socialism in theory and practice. SUBJECT (S) : Socialism. OCLC lists 6 copies worldwide. Born in Latvia, Hillquit (1869-1933) and moved to New York City in 1886. He organized Jewish works in the city, and joined the Socialist Labor Party in the 1890s, which later became part of an amalgamated Socialist Party. He was a spokesperson and activist with the Party until his death. He had great facility in creating compromise and agreement, and wished to put socialist ideal into action through non-violent means. He ran for mayor of New York City in 1917 on a platform of peace, against WWI. (Yellowitz, EJ) Owner's name on endpaper, very good condition. (FIN-20-18).

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