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Bars and Shadows: The Prison Poems of Ralph Chaplin

Ralph Chaplin and many other prominent members of the Industrial Workers of the World were imprisoned under the Espionage Act of 1917 as the United States entered World War I. As with Socialist presidential candidate Eugene V. Debs, these activists were accused of undermining recruiting efforts and the draft - even of encouraging soldiers to desert. Though they never gained the universal popularity of his anthem "Solidarity Forever," the poems and songs in this volume - composed during his four years in prison - represent the defiant attitude of a true rebel in the face of persecution. - Summary by Ben Adams

Year of Publication: 1922Genres: Single author , Ballads

Running Time: 01 hour 12 minutes 22 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Introduction Ben Adams	22:32
2	Mourn Not the Dead Ben Adams	1:07
3	Taps Ben Adams	1:30
4	Night in the Cell House Ben Adams	1:23
5	Prison Shadows Ben Adams	1:28
6	Prison Reveille Ben Adams	1:28
7	Prison Nocturne Ben Adams	1:23
8	The Warrior Wind Ben Adams	2:08
9	To Freedom Ben Adams	1:18
10	The Vision Maker Ben Adams	1:28
11	Distances Ben Adams	1:19
12	Phantoms Ben Adams	0:59
13	Seven Little Sparrows Ben Adams	0:57
14	Salaam! Ben Adams	4:06
15	The West is Dead Ben Adams	1:31
16	Up From Your Knees Ben Adams	1:59
17	The Eunuch Ben Adams	2:28
18	I.W.W. Prison Song Ben Adams	1:55
19	To France Ben Adams	1:30
20	Villanelle Ben Adams	1:52
21	Wesley Everest Ben Adams	1:34
22	The Industrial Heretics Ben Adams	1:17
23	Blood and Wine Ben Adams	2:27
24	The Red Guard Ben Adams	1:15
25	The Red Feast Ben Adams	2:59
26	The Girls Who Sang for Us Ben Adams	1:23
27	To Edith Ben Adams	1:10
28	Song of Separation Ben Adams	1:13
29	To My Little Son Ben Adams	1:20
30	Escaped! Ben Adams	1:27
31	Retrospect Ben Adams	1:56