"The word makes the man": A Catalan Anarchist Autodidact in the Australian Bush.(Salvador Torrents) From: The Australian Journal of Politics and History | Date: September 1, 2001| Author: KEENE, JUDITH | COPYRIGHT 2001 University of Queensland Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

This paper examines the interplay between the life and ideas of a Catalan anarchist and autodidact, Salvador Torrents, who migrated to Australia in 1915. Until his death in 1951, Torrents, from his isolated farm in North Queensland, contributed regular commentaries and articles in libertarian newspapers in Spain, France and the United States. With the exception of the years of the Spanish civil war, Torrents remained outside mainstream Australian labour politics. Like many non-English speak...

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