Cannon writes: “The first six years of American communism–1918-1923–represent a heroic period from which all future revolutionary movements in this country will be lineal descendants. … The revolutionist who would deny it is simply renouncing his own ancestry. …”
In this volume, assembled over a number of years in correspondence with historian Theodore Draper, Cannon traces the struggles during the “heroic period” through the “transformation of the once revolutionary organization into its opposite.” (Available from Mehring.com in the US. International shipping rates will apply)