Ammon Hennacy was best known for his “one man revolution” philosophy, in which he lived a life of radical pacifism and voluntary poverty in service to the poor and in opposition to capitalist and government oppression.
In this autobiography, first published in 1954, Hennacy describes his upbringing, his early radical activism, his imprisonment during the First World War for distributing anti-conscription propaganda, his work with the Catholic Worker movement, and his conversion to Catholicism.
He also discusses his life as an itinerant farmworker, the difficulties of the Hopi Indians, and the debates between various radical personalities and philosophies of the time.
Ammon Hennacy was best known for his “one man revolution” philosophy, in which he lived a life of radical pacifism and voluntary poverty in service to the poor and in opposition to capitalist and government oppression.
In this autobiography, first published in 1954, Hennacy describes his upbringing, his early radical activism, his imprisonment during the First World War for distributing anti-conscription propaganda, his work with the Catholic Worker movement, and his conversion to Catholicism.
He also discusses his life as an itinerant farmworker, the difficulties of the Hopi Indians, and the debates between various radical personalities and philosophies of the time.