Amalgamation by Jay Fox

“Amalgamation” argues that the principal weakness of the American labor movement is its fragmentation by craft (trade) unions, which limits the workers’ collective power. Fox contends that the path forward requires the amalgamation (bringing together) of existing unions into industrial unions (one union per industry) rather than maintaining separate craft unions or forming rival unions.

He writes that the class struggle is inevitable under capitalism, and the workers’ strategy should be to reorganize their institutions (the unions) to match the realities of industrial production—rather than remain stuck in older trade-craft models. Buy it on Lulu $5.47

Deportation: Its Meaning and Menace by Alexander Bergman & Emma Goldman

Deportation: Its Meaning and Menace is a political and social critique examining the practice of deportation as a tool of government control. The work explains what deportation entails legally and practically, then argues that it poses a serious threat to civil liberties, particularly for immigrants, political dissidents, and labor activists. Emphasizing due process, citizenship rights, and constitutional protections, the author warns that deportation can be used arbitrarily to silence opposition, weaken democratic principles, and foster fear within vulnerable communities. Overall, the pamphlet/book frames deportation not merely as an immigration measure, but as a broader menace to justice, freedom, and social stability. Buy it on Lulu $5.47

Diary of a Sitdowner by Francis O’Rourke

The Flint Sit-Down Strike of 1936-1937 was a landmark labor protest that fundamentally changed industrial relations in the United States.

The strike was organized by the fledgling United Auto Workers (UAW) union against the world’s largest industrial corporation at the time, General Motors (GM). The workers involved were thousands of GM employees in Flint, Michigan, and other cities who took the unconventional and highly strategic action of occupying the factories. Buy it on Lulu $5.47

Poetry from The Liberator Vol 1, No 1, March 1918

The Masses was a socialist magazine published in America from 1911-19147. Its demise was brought on when the federal government brought charges against it for conspiring to obstruct conscription during World War I.

To carry on its work, siblings Max and Crystal Eastman founded The Liberator. Max, an American writer, and his sister, Crystal, an American Lawyer, published this monthly socialist magazine from 1918 to 1924. A voice of the Communist Party of America, it featured, along with political reporting, art, poetry, and fiction. Buy it on Lulu $5.47

Poetry from The Masses 1911

The Masses was a socialist magazine published in America from 1911 to 1917. Its demise was brought on when the federal government brought charges against it for conspiring to obstruct conscription during World War I.

Piet Vlag, a Dutch socialist immigrant from the Netherlands, founded the magazine. Costs were originally covered by Rufus Weeks, a vice president at the New York Life Insurance Company. Eventually, a group of New York activists took over the publication and named Max Eastman editor. Buy it on Lulu $5.47

Poems of Voltairine de Cleyre by Voltairine de Cleyre

Core Themes and Subjects: The Martyrdom of Activism, Feminist Resistance, Social Justice and Labor, Global Revolution, Personal and Metaphysical Anguish.

Voltairine de Cleyre was one of the most eloquent and influential thinkers in the history of American anarchism. Born in Michigan, she was named after the Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire. Her father, a physician, placed her in a Catholic convent school in Sarnia, Ontario, which she intensely disliked, fostering in her a lifelong commitment to anti-clericalism and free thought. She initially joined the burgeoning freethought movement, but her political views rapidly radicalized following the Haymarket Affair in 1887. The execution of the Haymarket anarchists, whom she believed were martyrs of state repression, transformed her from a liberal freethinker into a staunch anarchist. Buy it on Lulu $5.47

Selected Essays of Voltairine de Cleyre Volume 1 by Voltairine de Cleyre

Voltairine de Cleyre was one of the most versatile and radical thinkers in American history. Often overshadowed by her contemporary Emma Goldman, de Cleyre’s essays are noted for their poetic intensity, intellectual rigor, and a distinct “anarchism without adjectives.”

Anarchism Without Adjectives, Direct Action, Feminism and “The Marriage Question”, The Critique of Authority. Her writing often targeted the psychological roots of why people obey. • Religious Institutions: She viewed the Church as a primary tool for keeping the masses submissive. • The State: She saw the government not as a protector, but as a parasite that enforced class distinctions and protected the wealthy at the expense of the laborer. Buy it on Lulu $5.47

Selected Essays of Voltairine de Cleyre Volume 2 by Voltairine de Cleyre

Voltairine de Cleyre was one of the most versatile and radical thinkers in American history. Often overshadowed by her contemporary Emma Goldman, de Cleyre’s essays are noted for their poetic intensity, intellectual rigor, and a distinct “anarchism without adjectives.”

Anarchism Without Adjectives, Direct Action, Feminism and “The Marriage Question”, The Critique of Authority. Her writing often targeted the psychological roots of why people obey. • Religious Institutions: She viewed the Church as a primary tool for keeping the masses submissive. • The State: She saw the government not as a protector, but as a parasite that enforced class distinctions and protected the wealthy at the expense of the laborer. Buy it on Lulu $5.47

Selected Sketches and Stories of Voltairine de Cleyre

Selected Sketches and Stories is a collection that showcases the literary and narrative side of Voltairine de Cleyre, a prominent American anarchist, feminist, and orator of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. While she is most famous for her political essays and poetry, this volume highlights her ability to use fiction and “sketches” (short, descriptive prose pieces) to humanize her radical ideologies.

Core Themes and Content: Social Realism, Feminist Critique, The Struggle for Justice, Philosophical Reflection. Unlike her direct political tracts, these stories use atmosphere and character to question the nature of freedom, the ethics of rebellion, and the possibility of human empathy in a brutal world. Buy it on Lulu $5.47

The Anarchist Revolution by George Barrett

An Anarchist is a man who does not believe that government is a good thing for the people. He is, in fact, a man who believes in and strives for liberty. Liberty is to him not a superstition, or a god of which to make images, but a practical theory or plan of action. The first step necessary in establishing liberty will be, clearly, the abolition of government, and this will mean the organization of industry by the workers themselves, not by any outside power — in other words, the Anarchist Revolution. For the moment, this may seem wildly impossible, but if we give it a little consideration, a new side to the question comes into view. Buy it on Lulu $5.47

The Eternal Feminine by Carolyn Wells

The Eternal Feminine is a light-hearted, satirical collection of short stories in which Carolyn Wells playfully examines the social expectations placed on women at the turn of the 20th century. The story follows a charming, clever, and socially perceptive young woman who navigates romantic proposals, social traditions, and the conflicting ideals that define “proper womanhood.” Through a series of humorous episodes, she encounters different suitors, each of whom projects onto her his own ideal of the “perfect woman.” Rather than conforming, she deftly sidesteps their expectations with wit and independence, revealing how men’s romantic fantasies often have little to do with real women.

Wells uses these experiences to poke fun at: Romantic clichés, Gender stereotypes, Social rituals of courtship, The idea that women must fit a fixed, timeless mold—the “eternal feminine.” Buy it on Lulu $5.47

Thoughts on the Education of Daughters by Mary Wollstonecraft

Thoughts on the Education of Daughters is Mary Wollstonecraft’s early instructional treatise offering practical advice on how young women should be raised. Written before her major political works, the book argues that girls deserve a meaningful, rational education rather than the superficial accomplishments expected of them in 18th-century society.

Wollstonecraft discusses topics such as reading, moral development, self-discipline, modesty, friendship, and household management. She emphasizes forming strong character, cultivating reason, and preparing young women to be independent, thoughtful adults rather than ornamental figures focused on fashion, manners, or marriage alone. Though framed in the conventional moral language of her time, the book quietly challenges the restrictive roles assigned to women and anticipates the more radical arguments she would later develop in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Buy it on Lulu $5.47

WHY WE ARE ANARCHISTS by Max Heinrich Hermann Reinhardt Nettlau

Originally a pamphlet signed by Max Nettlau, published in 1894 by the Commonweal Anarchist Group in London. It is a declaration of beliefs: setting out why anarchists hold the views they do, what objections are commonly raised, and how the anarchist position responds. Max Heinrich Hermann Reinhardt Nettlau (1865–1944) was a German anarchist and historian.

Key themes/arguments: Freedom as the fundamental ideal, Critique of Authority and Coercion, Objections and misconceptions addressed, Against both extreme individualism and authoritarian socialism, Anarchism as social and moral, not just political or economic, No need for rigid organization or authoritarian leadership within anarchism. Buy it on Lulu $5.46

World Builders: Studies in Modern Feminism by Floyd Dell

World Builders: Studies in Modern Feminism is a collection of essays written by journalist and literary critic Floyd Dell, exploring early 20th-century feminist thought and the cultural shifts it inspired. Dell was part of the Greenwich Village radical and literary scene, and this work reflects his progressive engagement with women’s emancipation, art, and intellectual freedom. Main Themes and Content: Profiles of Pioneering Women Writers, “World Building” as Metaphor, Critique of Victorian Morality, Men and Feminism.

World Builders is considered one of the earliest American male-authored defenses of feminism, emerging just before the U.S. women’s suffrage victory (1920). It documents the crossroads between early modernism and feminist thought, especially how literature was used to imagine new social possibilities. The book also provides a historical snapshot of how progressive men in 1913 understood the feminist movement, which makes it useful to scholars of gender studies and cultural history. Buy it on Lulu $5.47

Christmas Greetings from Gaylia Kenslow Stogsdill

Collection of Holiday poems written by Gaylia Kenslow Stogsdill.

Born in Lanton, Missouri in 1931. The only child of Eulis Kenslow and Minnie (Eldringhoff) Kenslow. She followed the love of her life (Hubert Leo Stogsdill) to Flint, Michigan and after marrying him started a family and put down roots in that community. Gail wrote poetry to honor a special event or person and to celebrate holidays. For many years her annual Christmas cards included a poem fit for the season and the times. Those years that went without a poem always caused an outcry from the recipients. Gaylia passed in 2015 and is buried in Glenwood Cemetery in Flint, Michigan. Buy it on Amazon $9.99

Edith Moody Rittenour’s Raking Leaves

32 poems by Flint, Michigan housewife, Edith Rittenour. First published in 1938. Buy it on Lulu $5.47

Fred Emerson Brooks’ The Gravedigger

Fred Emerson Brooks’ The Gravedigger (1916), subtitled “An Answer to the Rubaiyat,” is a long, philosophical poem that serves as a counter-argument to the fatalistic and hedonistic themes found in Edward FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.

Set in a graveyard, the poem features a conversation between the poet and a gravedigger, using this setting to meditate on the deeper meanings of life, death, and morality. Key themes and subjects include: Answering Nihilism, Life and Death, The Nature of God, and Human Choices. The work is known for its clear, reflective language and for presenting a more optimistic, albeit moralizing, perspective compared to the work it replies to. Buy it on Lulu $5.47

George F. Beasley’s John Scroggin’s First Visit at Chautauqua

John Scroggin’s First Visit at Chautauqua by George F. Beasley is a light, observational narrative that follows a farmer from a rural background as he experiences the famed Chautauqua assembly for the first time. John Scroggin arrives curious but somewhat out of place, taking in the lectures, music, religious discussions, and social life that define the Chautauqua movement. Through his eyes, readers see both the grandeur and the peculiarities of this cultural institution, which aimed to educate and uplift everyday Americans. Buy it on Lulu $5.47

Musings by Gaylia Euline Kenslow-Stogsdill

Poetry from Gaylia

Born in Lanton, Missouri in 1931. The only child of Eulis Kenslow and Minnie (Eldringhoff) Kenslow. She followed the love of her life (Hubert Leo Stogsdill) to Flint, Michigan and after marrying him started a family and put down roots in that community. Gail wrote poetry to honor a special event or person and to celebrate holidays. For many years her annual Christmas cards included a poem fit for the season and the times. Those years that went without a poem always caused an outcry from the recipients. Gaylia passed in 2015 and is buried in Glenwood Cemetery in Flint, Michigan. Buy it on Amazon $9.99

Tom Howard’s Shafts from a Broken Bow

13 poems from Tom Howard, a poet from Flint, Michigan. First published in 1911. Buy it on Lulu $5.47

Will Dennis’ Grand Opera A Philosophy of Life

15 poems by Flint, Michigan area poet Will Dennis. First published in 1940. Buy it on Lulu $5.47

The Vixen: A Rustbelt Vampire Story by Roy Richard

In Flint Michigan, an often forgotten and ridiculed rust belt town, Oliver, an aging shopkeeper, notices a fleeting female figure in the night as he leaves his bookstore. He is taken by the brief glimpse. It is not a coincidence when the two meet again and the vixen he had seen makes him an offer too great to refuse. Is the reward worth the risk? Will regret find Oliver’s soul? What secrets lie in the building behind his store? This introductory tale reveals the truth of the vampires, the undead that walk the streets around us. Buy it on Amazon $9.99

Flint is Lit Authors and Poets A-C

Listings of poets and authors from the Flint, Michigan area, or those who have written about the area. Bios and Bibliography. Buy it on Lulu $5.47

Forms Used by the Durant Hotel: Flint, Michigan

The Durant Hotel stands as one of Flint’s most significant architectural landmarks, representing both the city’s meteoric rise during the automotive boom and its modern-day revitalization.

The hotel was born from an urgent need for luxury accommodations as Flint’s population exploded due to the success of General Motors. Named after William “Billy” C. Durant, the founder of GM, the project was financed by a group of investors that included civic leaders like C.S. Mott. Buy it on Lulu $6.22

Headlight Flashes Along the Grand Trunk Railway: Flint, Michigan

Headlight Flashes Along the Grand Trunk Railway: Flint, Michigan (1896) is a promotional and descriptive booklet produced by the Grand Trunk Railway as part of its late-19th-century publicity series highlighting communities served by the line. The Flint installment presents the city as a rapidly developing industrial and commercial center, emphasizing its strategic importance within Michigan and the Great Lakes region. Buy it on Lulu $5.47

Summary of the Early History of Flint, Michigan by WC Cumings, FH Rankin, & WV Smith

Summary of the Early History of Flint, Michigan (1919) is a concise historical overview intended to preserve and communicate the foundational narrative of Flint from its earliest beginnings through its emergence as an industrial city. Written during a period when Flint was rapidly transforming due to automobile manufacturing, the publication looks backward to emphasize the community’s frontier origins, civic development, and early economic base. Buy it on Lulu $5.47

Creating An Industry

Creating an Industry is a historical and promotional work published in 1916 by the Doehler Die-Casting Company that explains how the die-casting process developed from its earliest roots into a major part of the metal-working trade. The book traces the early history of metal casting — from ancient and medieval practices through the rise of industrial techniques — and then focuses on the modern development of die casting as an efficient industrial process. It highlights the company’s role in advancing the technology: describing the invention and refinement of die-casting machines, the development of reliable metal alloys, and the growth of die casting from a small niche into a significant industrial discipline. It also emphasizes quality, precision, and uniformity in production, showing how scientific methods and engineering practices helped turn die casting into a commercially important manufacturing industry. Buy it on Lulu $5.47

Our Wild Irish Rose: The Story of Mary Ann Kennedy by Gaylia Kenslow-Stogsdill

Mary Ann Kennedy traveled from Ireland to America in 1906 as an indentured servant. While spending her days of servitude in North Bend, Nebraska, she met the love of her life. She and Herman Gutch were married and had started a family when, one Easter morning, tragedy struck. Life changes and opportunities appear. Mary Ann found herself married again and living in Cabool, Missouri. There, she settled in and helped to oversee the raising of her grandchildren. Buy it on Amazon $7.00

Doing the Right Thing by Roy Richard

10 poems and essays by Roy Richard.

Roy is a retired Journeyman Die Maker. A lifelong resident of Genesee County, Michigan. Since retirement, he has filled his time with grandchildren, his love of working with wood, and writing. Buy it on Lulu $5.47

Jukeboxer by Glen Armstrong

In his fourth full-length collection of poems, rustbelt surrealist, Glen Armstrong, celebrates jazz, country western, and great heaps of rock and roll music. Here, he taps into the soundtrack of life itself with the newborn whistling “Dock of the Bay” as “a little piece / of everything [we’ve] ever loved / [goes] down over Lake Monona.” Buy it on Amazon $10.00

Poetry By Katherine Cary Place

14 Poems by Katherine Cary-Place. Katherine was born to Benjamin Parker Cary and Jane (Scutt) Cary in February 1878 in Pennsylvania. Her first husband, 37 years her senior, was William Emmett Kirby, a Union Civil War Veteran and successful businessman. The exact date is not known, but according to census records, she was still living with her mother in 1900. He had one daughter from a previous marriage. He died on August 7, 1907, in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. His will left everything to his daughter. She returned to live with her mother until June 30, 1915, when she remarried. Judson J Place, 22 years her senior, became the love of her life. They were married in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

Much of their time was spent in Daytona Beach, Florida, and I like to imagine the two of them led a Great Gatsby lifestyle. Full of parties, friends, and maybe even few scandals. Sadly, Judson passed away in 1932 at Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida, and is buried there. She passed on April 21, 1934, and is buried at Valley View Memorial Park (Block 800 / Section S / Lot 3 / Space 4), 1162 Lakeland Drive, Scott Township, Jermyn, Pennsylvania 18433. Buy it on Lulu $5.47

The Worker Ants of the Cheese Puff Cult by Roy Richard

15 poems that reflect on the current state of our democracy. Satire and sarcasm fill the pages as little worker ants follow the orange rule of the orange god. Buy it on Amazon $9.99