A Documentary History of the Communist Party of the United States: People's front, 1935-1937

Download or read book A Documentary History of the Communist Party of the United States: People's front, 1935-1937 written by Bernard K. Johnpoll and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1994 with total page 1048 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the fourth in an eight-volume documentary history of the Communist Party of the United States of America. This landmark collection by a noted authority on the American Left is the result of forty years of searching for pamphlets, proclamations, manifestos, party reports, and minutes of meetings in bookstores and archives all over the country. Facsimilies of the originals are presented whenever possible. Brief introductions and critical notes and explanations about the documents are provided with these rare and hard-to-find materials. Volume IV begins with a short introduction describing the documentary history and pointing to important sources of information about the Communist Party of the United States. Documents are arranged chronologically and cover a period from 1934 to 1937 when efforts were made to build a United Front. These documents include party resolutions, platforms, and reports and articles by party spokespersons.