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**Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist** is Alexander Berkman's account of his experience in prison in Western Penitentiary of Pennsylvania, in Pittsburgh, from 1892 to 1906. First published in 1912 by Emma Goldman's Mother Earth press, it has become a classic in autobiographical literature. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_Memoirs_of_an_Anarchist))
First publish date: 1912
Authors: Alexander Berkman
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