The Silent Speak: The Incomplete, True, Authentick, and Wonderful History of May Day

Cover of the pamphlet: ""The Silent Speak: The Incomplete, True, Authentick, and Wonderful History of May Day" published by Blue Heron in "Bosstown" 1985

1985 edition of this now-classic essay by Peter Linebaugh about the history of May Day, authored under the name Blue Heron.

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Peter Linebaugh

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Blue Heron - 1.pdf (7.09 MB)

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