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Spargo was born on [[31 January]] [[1876]] in the small village of Long Downs in the parish of [[Stithians|Stithians, Cornwall, England]]. His parents were Thomas Spargo (1850-1920) and Jane Hocking Spargo (1851-1900), whose maiden name was also Spargo. As a young man he trained as a [[Stonemasonry|stonecutter]], and became a [[Laity|lay]] [[Methodist]] minister. He was attracted to the socialist doctrines of early English marxist [[Henry Hyndman]] and would serve on the executive council of the [[Social Democratic Federation]] before immigrating to [[New York City]] in 1901, and to [[Vermont]] in 1909. He became a leader of the [[Socialist Party of America]] and wrote an early English-language biography of [[Karl Marx]]. He left the party due to a disagreement with its [[anti-war]] policies in 1917 and formed the [[Social Democratic League of America]]. He subsequently collaborated with\for U.S. entry into [[World War I]]. Spargo sat on the executive committee of the short lived [[National Party (United States)|National Party]], which attempted to meld pro-war sentiments with [[Progressivism|progressive]] politics. The Party dissolved following disappointing returns in the elections of 1918.
Spargo was born on [[31 January]] [[1876]] in the small village of Long Downs in the parish of [[Stithians|Stithians, Cornwall, England]]. His parents were Thomas Spargo (1850-1920) and Jane Hocking Spargo (1851-1900), whose maiden name was also Spargo. As a young man he trained as a [[Stonemasonry|stonecutter]], and became a [[Laity|lay]] [[Methodist]] minister. He was attracted to the socialist doctrines of early English marxist [[Henry Hyndman]] and would serve on the executive council of the [[Social Democratic Federation]] before immigrating to [[New York City]] in 1901, and to [[Vermont]] in 1909. He became a leader of the [[Socialist Party of America]] and wrote an early English-language biography of [[Karl Marx]]. He left the party due to a disagreement with its [[anti-war]] policies in 1917 and formed the [[Social Democratic League of America]]. He subsequently collaborated with\for U.S. entry into [[World War I]]. Spargo sat on the executive committee of the short lived [[National Party (United States)|National Party]], which attempted to meld pro-war sentiments with [[Progressivism|progressive]] politics. The Party dissolved following disappointing returns in the elections of 1918.
John Spargo became wealthy off his books.
John Spargo became wealthy off his books.
In the 1920s, Spargo turned away from leftist politics, developing his own theories of what he called "socialized [[individualism]]",Eventually he would oppose Roosevelt's [[New Deal]].
In the 1920s, Spargo turned away from leftist politics, developing his own theories of what he called "socialized [[individualism]]",Eventually he would oppose Roosevelt's [[New Deal]]. Which makes him one awesome dude.


Spargo would become the Director-Curator of the [[Bennington, Vermont]] Historical Museum and write several books on [[ceramic]]s.
Spargo would become the Director-Curator of the [[Bennington, Vermont]] Historical Museum and write several books on [[ceramic]]s.

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John Spargo (31 January 1876 – 1966) was a British progressivist writer and muckraker whose exposé The Bitter Cry of Children explores the living conditions of children in poverty stricken households.

Life

Spargo was born on 31 January 1876 in the small village of Long Downs in the parish of Stithians, Cornwall, England. His parents were Thomas Spargo (1850-1920) and Jane Hocking Spargo (1851-1900), whose maiden name was also Spargo. As a young man he trained as a stonecutter, and became a lay Methodist minister. He was attracted to the socialist doctrines of early English marxist Henry Hyndman and would serve on the executive council of the Social Democratic Federation before immigrating to New York City in 1901, and to Vermont in 1909. He became a leader of the Socialist Party of America and wrote an early English-language biography of Karl Marx. He left the party due to a disagreement with its anti-war policies in 1917 and formed the Social Democratic League of America. He subsequently collaborated with\for U.S. entry into World War I. Spargo sat on the executive committee of the short lived National Party, which attempted to meld pro-war sentiments with progressive politics. The Party dissolved following disappointing returns in the elections of 1918. John Spargo became wealthy off his books. In the 1920s, Spargo turned away from leftist politics, developing his own theories of what he called "socialized individualism",Eventually he would oppose Roosevelt's New Deal. Which makes him one awesome dude.

Spargo would become the Director-Curator of the Bennington, Vermont Historical Museum and write several books on ceramics.

He researched and wrote a booklet on the history of his family name. Spargo is also the name of the locality around Mabe Church in the parish of Mabe. He postulated that evidence supported the place name and Spargo family name being in existence c. 400AD. This pre-dated the arrival by some 400 years of the Christian Church.

Works by John Spargo

  • Spargo, John (1906). The Bitter Cry of Children.
  • Eugene V. Debs, Incarnate Spirit of Revolt - 1908 [1]
  • Spargo, John (1908, 2003). The Spiritual Significance of Modern Socialism. ?, University Press of the Pacific. pp. 96 pages. ISBN 1-4102-0602-5. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  • Spargo, John (1909, 2005). Karl Marx: His Life and Work. ?, University Press of the Pacific. pp. 428 pages. ISBN 1-4102-0760-9. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  • Spargo, John (1909). The Marx He Knew [1]. ?, Charles H. Kerr & Company. {{cite book}}: External link in |title= (help); Text "pages" ignored (help)
  • Spargo, John (1912, 2005). Applied Socialism: A Study of the Application of Socialistic Principles to the State. ?, University Press of the Pacific. pp. 348 pages. ISBN 1-4102-0592-4. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  • Spargo, John (1914). Socialism and Motherhood. B.W. Huebsch.
  • Spargo, John (1916-01-08). "The Truth About "Preparedness."" (PDF). The American Socialist, [Chicago]. Socialist Party of America. p. 4. Retrieved 2006-10-08. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |journal= (help); More than one of |number= and |issue= specified (help)
  • Spargo, John (1919, 2003). The Psychology of Bolshevism. ?, University Press of the Pacific. ISBN 1-4102-0622-X. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  • Spargo, John (1919). Bolshevism: The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy[2]. ?, University Press of the Pacific id = ISBN 1-4102-0600-9. p. 404. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help); External link in |title= (help); Missing pipe in: |publisher= (help)
  • Spargo, John (1921, 2004). The Jew and American Ideals[3]. ?, Kessinger Publishing. pp. 160 pages. ISBN 1-4179-2733-X. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); External link in |title= (help)
  • Spargo, John (1926, 1948). Early American Pottery and China. The Century Co., Garden City Publishing Co. pp. 393 pages. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  • Spargo, John (?, 2003). Americanism and Social Democracy. ?, University Press of the Pacific. p. 340. ISBN 1-4102-0723-4. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  • Spargo, John (?, 2002). The Common Sense of Socialism: A Series of Letters Addressed to Jonathan Edwards, of Pittsburg. ?, Fredonia Books (NL). pp. 196 pages. ISBN 1-58963-998-7. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  • Spargo, John (?,2004). The Greatest Failure in All History:A Critical Examination of the Actual Workings of Bolshevism in Russia. ?, University Press of the Pacific. pp. 508 pages. ISBN 1-4102-1568-7. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  • Spargo, John (?, 2003). Marxian Socialism and Religion: A Study of the Relation of the Marxian Theories to the Fundamental Principles of Religion. ?, University Press of the Pacific. pp. 212 pages. ISBN 1-4102-0619-X. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  • Spargo, John (?, 2003). Sidelights on Contemporary Socialism. ?, University Press of the Pacific. pp. 156 pages. ISBN 1-4102-0611-4. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  • Spargo, John (?, 2001). Syndicalism, Industrial Unionism and Socialism. ?, University Press of the Pacific. pp. 264 pages. ISBN 0-89875-577-8. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

External links

References

  1. ^ Debs, Eugene (1908). Bruce Rogers (ed.). Debs: His Life, Writings and Speeches. The Appeal to Reason. pp. 499–509. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |loc= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Spargo, John (1906). The Bitter Cry of Children. Macmillan. pp. 163–165.
  3. ^ ibid.
  4. ^ ibid.

Further reading

  • Ruotsila, Markku (2006). John Spargo and American Socialism. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 344 pages. ISBN 1-4039-7500-0. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |loc= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  • Radosh, Ronald (1965). "John Spargo and Wilson's Russian Policy, 1920". Journal of American History. 52 (3). Organization of American Historians: 548–565. doi:10.2307/1890847. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
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