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American Socialist: The Life and Legacy of Eugene V. Debs

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Before Bernie Sanders, before Zohran Mamdani, America’s favorite socialist was Eugene Debs.

In 1912, some 1,200 Socialists held elected office across the United States. Wisconsin had a Socialist congressman in Washington, and ministers in Oklahoma preached the gospel of “Christian socialism” at revival-style gatherings come summertime. The leader of this vibrant movement? One Eugene V. Debs—part working-class agitator, part radical prophet, a man who made it feel like being an American and a...