Phoenix: Letters and Documents of Alice Herz

by Alice Herz, Shingo Shibata (Editor)

Letters and documents of Alice Herz (1882-1965), a longtime Quaker peace activist who was the first activist in the United States known to have immolated herself in protest of the escalating Vietnam War, following the example of Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc who immolated himself in protest of the oppression of Buddhists under the South Vietnamese government. Preface; Part I Appeal in Flames; To The Nations of the World!; Alice Herz - Phoenix, Reactions All Over the World to Mrs. Alice Herz' Dying Wishes; A Witness for Another From the Korean War to the Vietnamese War; Life and Thought of Alice Herz; Reactions All Over the World to the Alice Herz Peace Fund; Songs for Alice Herz; The Last Will and Testament of Alice Herz; Alice Herz Died Not in Vain.

230 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1976