Across Three Decades of Anarchism: A Brief History of the Wooden Shoe

James G, a volunteer at the Wooden Shoe bookstore in Philadelphia writes about the history of the store, from it's opening in 1976, to it's current incarnation. It's a really fascinating zine that touches on all kinds of universal themes, like a store's accessibility to the general community and a store's political identity. James has collected the stories of long-time collective members, as well as people who worked there before his time. There are unexpected perils in running a political bookstore. Who could predict that some staff members would become Situationalists and flood the Wooden Shoe because they were "commodifying dissent?" Read all about the store catching fire, running a store on Anarchist ideals, and Anarchist study groups!