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What is The Agitator about?

This story of an anti-fascist's dramatic and remarkable victory against Nazism in 1935 is an inspiration to anyone compelled to act when signs of oppression are on the horizonBy 1935, Hitler had installed himself as Germany's dictator and was already turning his dangerous ambitions abroad. Yet many Americans remained largely indifferent to the growing threat abroad. William Bailey was not among them. So when the SS Bremen, the flagship of Hitler's commercial armada, was welcomed into New York Harbor just days after violent anti-Semitic riots broke out in Berlin, Bailey wouldn't stand for it. The little-known story of what happened next forms the backbone of Peter Duffy's deeply researched, lively, and inspiring book. Bailey led a small group that slipped past guards and cut down the Nazi flag from the boat in the middle of a lavish party. A brawl ensued, followed by a media circus, and a trial, in which Bailey and his team were stunningly...

Author

Peter Duffy

Publisher

PublicAffairs

Published

2019

Language

EN