Freud Among the Pirates: Explorations in Fugitive Book History

In 1900, hardly anyone in America had heard of Sigmund Freud, but by 1920 nearly everyone had. This is the story of the translators, editors, journalists, publishers, promoters and booksellers who first brought Freud to American readers.

Michael Edmonds, a retired Wisconsin Historical Society archivist and iSchool instructor, will discuss his new book *Bringing Freud to America Publishers, Pirates and the Popularization of His Ideas.*