Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius Publications, 1927. 8vo; stapled wrappers, 57, [5] pp. In this contribution to the Key to Culture series, freethinker, Joseph McCabe, explores: I. Reading the Riddle of Nature II. Wonders of the Microscope III. The Bacteria IV. How the Plant Feeds V. The Leafy Canopy VI. The Evolution..... More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius Publications, 1927. 8vo; stapled wrappers, 64 pp. In this contribution to the Key to Culture series, freethinker, Joseph McCabe, explores: I. The Evolution of Greek Civilization II. The Glories of Athens III. The Causes of Decline IV. The Rise of Greek Imperialism V. The Coming of the..... More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius Publications, 1928. 8vo; stapled wrappers, 63 pp. In this contribution to the Key to Culture series, freethinker, Joseph McCabe, explores: I. The Origin of Chinese Civilization II. The Meaning of Confucius III. The Celestial Empire IV. China in the Middle Ages V. Europe’s Dark Record in China..... More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius Publications, 1927. 8vo; stapled wrappers, 64 pp. In this contribution to the Key to Culture series, freethinker, Joseph McCabe, explores: I. The Birth of Civilization II. Life in the Days of the Pyramids III. The Middle Kingdom IV. The Last Phase V. The Evolution in Babylonia VI..... More
San Diego: Published by the author, 1949. First edition. 12mo.; green, stapled wrappers; 192 pp. Before the New Atheists were the ‘Old Atheists’, freethinkers and militant atheists such as Robert G. Ingersoll, Joseph McCabe, and James Hervey Johnson. Johnson’s Superior Men was self-published in 1949 and attacks the major religions..... More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius Publications, 1937. First edition. 8vo.; stapled grey wrappers printed in black; 32 pp. The freethinker and virulent anti-Catholic, Joseph McCabe, provides a brief history of Spain, a history of oppression by the Catholic hierarchy and monarchy which has led to the Spanish Civil War. Light browning to..... More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius Company, ©1928. First edition. Stapled wrappers (5 ½” x 8 ½”), 60, [2] pp. Browning to wrapper edges and cheap paper, VG overall. A moderate dozen and a half copies in WorldCat. The author, a one-time Franciscan friar, describes his investigation of the Lourdes “miracles” as a “candid..... More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius Company, ©1926. First edition. Stapled wrappers (5 ½” x 8 ½”), 111, [11] pp. Browning to edges; top corner bumped with page edges slightly chipped; cheap paper browning, VG overall. Just over a dozen copies in WorldCat. Inveterate freethinker and Catholic antagonist, Joseph McCabe, provides a history of..... More
San Francisco: Far Horizons Books, 1982. Second revised printing. Octavo. Perfectbound paperback; 284 pp. The author traces humanity's evolutionary development and argues that man can only act altruistically when he abandons religion and embraces science and rationalism. A Very Good copy with covers slightly rubbed, clean throughout. More
Austin, Texas: Society of Separationists, 1969-71. A small collection of material produced by the Society of Separationists (currently, American Atheists), a civil liberties group founded by atheist leader, Madalyn Murray O’Hair in 1963 following her Supreme Court victory over compulsory prayer and Bible-reading in schools. Along with her husband, O’Hair..... More