About this title: A unique combination of tavern, university and nonstop wild party, the College in its heyday (1951-1961) was for many years Chicago's outstanding outsider outpost. The writings collected here by the College's Founder and Janitor, Slim Brundage (1903-1990), chronicle the colorful history of what may well be the oldest continuous dissident working class intellectual community in the US. Hobo, Wobbly, Soapboxer, veteran of Bughouse Square and the Dil Pickle, 'little theater' playwright/actor, president emeritus of the Hobo College in the 1930s, housepainter, humorist, and chief architect of the ...
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Your search:Books»From Bughouse Square to the Beat Generation: Selected Ravings of Slim Brundage - Founder & Janitor of the College of Complexes(8 available copies)
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Charles H. Kerr Publishing Company, Chicago
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780882862323ISBN:0882862324
Description: 175p., wraps, inscribed by Franklin Rosemont to Archie Green. Brundage was the founder & janitor of the College of Complexes. (Bughouse Square series) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Charles H Kerr
Date Published: 1997-01-01
ISBN-13:9780882862323ISBN:0882862324
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Charles H Kerr
Date Published: 1997-01-01
ISBN-13:9780882862323ISBN:0882862324
Description: Good. Excellent customer service. May ship from alternate location depending on your zip code and availability. Satisfaction guaranteed! ! read more
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