Published in 1952, the autobiography covers much of the first half of the 20th century and traces Day’s eventful life from early childhood through her conversions which had previously been covered in. “Fascinating as personal history, important as a document in twentieth-century American social history. The Long Loneliness is the autobiography of noted social activist and radical figure in Catholicism in America, Dorothy Day (1897-1980). This edition of The Long Loneliness begins with an eloquent introduction by Robert Coles, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and longtime friend, admirer, and biographer of Dorothy Day. Unstinting in her commitment to peace, nonviolence, racial justice, and the cuase of the poor and the outcast, she became an inspiration to such activists as Thomas Merton, Michael Harrinton, Daniel Berrigan, Ceasr Chavez, and countless others. The Long Loneliness chronilces Dorothy Day’s lifelong association with Peter Maurin and the genesis of the Catholic Worker Movement. founder of the Catholic Worker Movement and leader for more than fifty years in numerous battles of social justice.” Here, in her own words, this remarkable woman tells of her early life as a young journalist in the crucible of Greenwich Village political and literary thought in the 1920s, and of her momentous conversion to Catholicism that meant the end of a Bohemian lifestyle and common-law marriage.

Sample Book Insights:1 My mothers family history is rich with tradition. When Dorothy Day died in 1980, the New York Times eulogized her as “a nonviolent social radical of luminous personality. Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. The compelling autobiography of a remarkable Catholic woman, sainted by many, who championed the rights of the poor in America’s inner cities. The Long Loneliness: The Autobiography of the Legendary Catholic Social Activist by Dorothy Day 4,929 ratings, 4.

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