FLOWER, B.O. [Benjamin Orange]

Progressive Men, Women and Movements of the Past Twenty-Five Years. Illustrated

Boston: New Arena, (1914). First Edition. First printing. Octavo; publisher's ribbed cloth, titles stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; 316pp; frontis, 5 inserted leaves of photographic plates (halftone portraits). Mild bumps to board corners, else a tight, Fine copy, free of markings or significant wear.

Includes background on the growth of monopolies and the rise of Labor in the nineteenth century; discussions of Bryan, Bellamy, Henry George, Mary Baker Eddy, etc. Flower was the long-time editor and publisher of The Arena, a monthly magazine devoted to progressive reform.

Price: $50.00

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