ABSTRACT
One day early in 1937, Jack Lucid, a graduate of the University of Washington, fidgeted in a chair in a dingy Seattle office strewn with left-wing leaflets and copies of the People's World. In many ways, Jack Lucid was typical of his generation. Raised in a devoutly religious home, he had stopped attending church when the Depression seemed to pose questions for which religion had no answers. Graduating high school, he had spent two years at the Jesuit-run Seattle College before going on to the University of Washington for a degree in liberal arts. A Federal Bureau of Investigation recruiting for Spain and threats from the Attorney General's office to prosecute violators of American laws did little to interfere with the Communist Party's recruitment. Stories about Spain in the Communist press obviously served the dual function of reporting events and creating enthusiasm for the Loyalist government.
