Oscar Ameringer

Oscar Ameringer
Ameringer in 1920
Born(1870-08-04)August 4, 1870
DiedNovember 5, 1943(1943-11-05) (aged 73)
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Editor; Author; Political Organizer
Known forEditor, American Guardian; leader and organizer, Oklahoma Socialist Party
SpouseFreda Ameringer

Oscar Ameringer (August 4, 1870 – November 5, 1943) was a German-American Socialist editor, author, and organizer from the late 1890s until his death in 1943. Ameringer made a name for himself in the Socialist Party of Oklahoma as the editor of its newspaper and a prominent organizer for the party.[1] His most famous work, The Life and Deeds of Uncle Sam, was a widely read satire of American history that sold over half a million copies and was translated into 15 languages.[2] His wit as a speaker and writer and his reputation as being one of the grand old men of left-wing politics in the United States led to him being described as the "Mark Twain of American Socialism".[3]

  1. ^ Johnpoll, Bernard K.; Klehr, Harvey, eds. (1986). "Ameringer, Oscar (1870-1943)". Biographical Dictionary of the American Left (1 ed.). New York: Greenwood Press, Inc. pp. 4–6. ISBN 0313242003.
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  3. ^ Blanc, Eric (April 13, 2018). "Red Oklahoma". Jacobin. Retrieved April 13, 2018.