Haymarket A Novel

"Haymarket is a true-to-history account of terror, revolution, and uncompromising love. Lucy Gonzalez and her husband, Albert Parsons, were at the center of the most bitter class conflict in U.S. history, culminating in the Haymarket Square riot of 1886. The violent deaths there on a mid-spring night produced a wave of hysteria across the nation, leading ultimately to the trial and hanging of the leaders of the anarchist-socialist movement. Parsons, a former Confederate soldier, was the best-known of those who went to the gallows." "Lucy and Albert Parsons are among history's exceptional couples, brave enough to marry across racial lines shortly after the Civil War, totally committed to social reform. Haymarket is their story, from their penniless arrival in Chicago to their growing involvement with a colorful group of "co-conspirators" - immigrants, radical intellectuals, unionists, journalists, and revolutionaries. Haymarket stunningly recreates the passion and turmoil of the era, bringing the late nineteenth century to brimming life in a remarkable tale of love, dissent, and sacrifice."--BOOK JACKET.

Martin Duberman is Distinguished Professor of History at the City University of New York.