The reminiscences of John Spargo, 1950, [microform].

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The reminiscences of John Spargo, 1950, [microform].

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A transcript of John Spargo's oral history interviews. Spargo discusses his youth, the British Social Democratic Federation, labor and socialism in Britain and America, his break with the Socialist Party and work with Woodrow Wilson in World War I, and gives his impressions of prominent social and political figures. Forms part of Columbia University Oral History Collection (Part One).

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Spargo, John, 1876-1966

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British socialist, author. From the description of Reminiscences of John Spargo : oral history, 1950. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309739101 John Spargo was an author and social activist, perhaps best known for his exposé, The Bitter Cry of Children. Born in Cornwall, he apprenticed with a stonecutter and became a lay Methodist minister; he was also an active Socialist in England before emigrating to the United States in 1901, where he ...