{"product_id":"goddess-of-anarchy-9780465078998","title":"Goddess of Anarchy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a prize-winning historian, a new portrait of an extraordinary activist and the turbulent age in which she lived\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoddess of Anarchy \u003c\/i\u003erecounts the formidable life of the militant writer, orator, and agitator Lucy Parsons. Born to an enslaved woman in Virginia in 1851 and raised in Texas-where she met her husband, the Haymarket martyr Albert Parsons-Lucy was a fearless advocate of First Amendment rights, a champion of the working classes, and one of the most prominent figures of African descent of her era. And yet, her life was riddled with contradictions-she advocated violence without apology, concocted a Hispanic-Indian identity for herself, and ignored the plight of African Americans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Drawing on a wealth of new sources, Jacqueline Jones presents not only the exceptional life of the famous American-born anarchist but also an authoritative account of her times-from slavery through the Great Depression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018245505367,"sku":"9780465078998","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780465078998.jpg?v=1750776152","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/goddess-of-anarchy-9780465078998","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}