Flower, Benjamin O., ed. Mrs. E. Q. Norton, Frank Parsons, et al.

The Arena, October 1896

Boston: The Arena Publishing Co., 1896. Wraps, 9.25 inches tall, very good, wear and soil. A magazine of progressive politics, social reform, featuring articles about poverty, slums, sweatshops, child labor, and other social problems, advocating suffrage, hosting articles on anarchism and socialism, and eventually becoming known as one of the major muckraking publications of its time. It lasted from 1889 to 1909 and over a quarter of its writers were women. Much on The Silver Question in this issue. Very Good. Item #H11979

Price: $15.00