ABSTRACT
This book places the 1916 San Francisco Preparedness Day Bombing within the broader context of American radicalism and isolationism during the Progressive Era. A concise narrative and key primary documents offer readers an introduction to this episode of domestic violence and the subsequent, sensationalized trial that followed. The dubious conviction of a local labor organizer raised serious questions about political extremism, pluralistic ideals, and liberty in the United States that continue to resonate in the twenty-first century.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 3|18 pages
“Assassins, Murderers, Conspirators”
The March of Progressive Era Radicalism and Violence
chapter 4|19 pages
“The Road to Universal Slaughter” and “This Dastardly Act”
The Preparedness Debate and Bombing
chapter 7|31 pages
“Fighting Anarchists of America”
The Attacks of 1919 and 1920, and the Mooney Defense Onward
part |29 pages
Documents