WHITAKER, ROBERT — The Stumbling-Block an Essay

Los Gatos, CA: Robert Whitaker, 1942. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. This is a trade sized pamphlet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The booklet and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is an inked previous owner's name on the front cover of the book. "Robert Whitaker was a pastor, pacificist, political acitivist, and writer. He was born in 1863 in Padiham, Lancashire, England, and died in Los Gatos, CA in 1944. In 1869 he moved with his family to the United States. After attending AndoverNewton Theological School, Whitaker served as a missionary in Mexico from 1887-1888. He went on to hold severalpastorates in the western United States including Oakland, CA, Seattle, WA, and Los Gatos, CA. Whitaker was heavily involved in Socialist and Labor organizations and was acquainted with other agitators such as EugeneDebs, Upton Sinclair, Jack London, and Fanny Bixby Spencer. He spent considerable energy agitating for Socialist causesand to this end founded several presses such The Progressive Publishing Company, U. F. I. Press, and Whitaker and Ray, Co." (Online Access of California State). Very Good+ .