An Accidental Anarchist: How the Killing of a Humble Jewish Immigrant by Chicago's Chief of Police Exposed the Conflict Between Law & Order and

by Joe Kraus and Walter Roth

Book Overview

It was a bitter cold morning in March, 1908. A nineteen-year-old Jewish immigrant traversed the confusing and unfamiliar streets of Chicago-a one-and-a-half-hour-long journey-from his ghetto home on Washburne Avenue to the luxurious Lincoln Place residence of Police Chief George Shippy. He arrived at 9 a.m. Within minutes after knocking on the front door, Lazarus Averbuch lay dead on the hallway floor, shot no less than six times by the chief himself...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897335023
• ISBN13: 9780897335027
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

History behind the fiction

An Accidental Anarchist is well-written, thoroughly researched account of the death of Lazarus Averbach. It's an excellent companion to A. Hemon's "The Lazarus Project," giving the reader insight into the historical, cultural, social and political climate surrounding the 1908 murder.