Alvah Bessie

Alvah Cecil Bessie

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Alvah Cecil Bessie (June 4, 1904 – July 21, 1985) was an American novelist, journalist and screenwriter who was blacklisted by the movie studios for being one of the Hollywood Ten who refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee. He was a member of the Communist Party USA and participated in paramilitary activity as part of the Comintern's International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War. **Source**: [Alvah Bessie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvah_Bessie) on Wikipedia.

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Men in Battle
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The un-Americans
Representative edition published 2018
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Alvah Bessie's Spanish Civil War notebooks
Representative edition published 2002
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Our Fight
Representative edition published 1987
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Bread and a stone
Representative edition published 1983
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Alvah Bessie's Short Fictions
Representative edition published 1982
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One for my baby
Representative edition published 1980
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Spain again
Representative edition published 1975
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The symbol
Representative edition published 1967
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Inquisition in Eden
Representative edition published 1965
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The Best Short Stories of 1933
Representative edition published 1933
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Ḥaye kokhevet
Representative edition published 1977
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Symvol
Representative edition published 1972
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American film in 1960
Representative edition published 1961
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The heart of Spain
Representative edition published 1952
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Heart of Spain
Representative edition published 1952
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This is your enemy
Representative edition published 1942
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This is your enemy
Representative edition published 1942
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Dwell in the Wilderness
Representative edition published 1935
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