Can anyone recommend a good biography of Eugene Debs?

I'd greatly appreciate it.

I haven't read any actually, so take this for what you will. I assume the problem would be objectivity, I'm sure he's had books written about him from far left or far right perspectives, so you have to figure out what's bullshit and what's not.

Just from a quick look it seems like one of the major ones is an old one called The Bending Cross by Ray Ginger. Also Nick Salvatore-Eugene Debs: Citizen and Socialist. Salvatore is the newer one, apparently Ginger's is kind of the general standby.

They could be shit, don't blame me.

I've thought about reading some about him, I really don't know that much, should know more, really.

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Originally Posted by OumaFan

I haven't read any actually, so take this for what you will. I assume the problem would be objectivity, I'm sure he's had books written about him from far left or far right perspectives, so you have to figure out what's bullshit and what's not.

Just from a quick look it seems like one of the major ones is an old one called The Bending Cross by Ray Ginger. Also Nick Salvatore-Eugene Debs: Citizen and Socialist. Salvatore is the newer one, apparently Ginger's is kind of the general standby.

They could be shit, don't blame me.

I've thought about reading some about him, I really don't know that much, should know more, really.

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I assume the same thing, that's why I thought I'd ask. I'm sure opinions on him are quite polarized.

The Salvatore one is at the university library, so maybe I'll check that out.