{"product_id":"the-anarchist-9781611862683","title":"The Anarchist","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a stifling afternoon in September 1901, a young anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, waits in line to meet President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo. Czolgosz’s right hand is wrapped in a handkerchief and held across his chest as though it were in a sling. But the handkerchief conceals a .32-caliber revolver. When the president greets him, Czolgosz fires two shots. The nation quickly plummets into fear and anger. A week later, a rioting mob attempts to lynch McKinley’s assassin, and across the country, political dissidents such as the notorious Emma Goldman are arrested.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDriven by a sense of duty and his love for a beautiful Russian prostitute, Czolgosz’s confidant, Moses Hyde, infiltrates an anarchist group as it sets in motion a deadly scheme designed to push the country into a state of terror.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Anarchist\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly renders a haunting and belligerent twentieth-century landscape teeming with corrupt politicians, dissidents, and immigrants eager for a fresh start in an America where every allegiance is questioned, and every hope and aspiration comes at a price.","brand":"Michigan State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041731707223,"sku":"9781611862683","price":16.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781611862683.jpg?v=1750951460","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-anarchist-9781611862683","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}