Three Strikes: Miners, Musicians, Salesgirls, and the Fighting Spirit of Labor's Last Century Contributor(s): Zinn, Howard (Author), Kelley, Robin D. G. (Author), Frank, Dana (Author) |
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ISBN: 080705013X ISBN-13: 9780807050132 Publisher: Beacon Press OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2002 Annotation: Three renowned historians present stirring tales of labor: Howard Zinn tells the grim tale of the Ludlow Massacre, a drama of beleaguered immigrant workers, Mother Jones, and the politics of corporate power in the age of the robber barons. Dana Frank brings to light the little-known story of a successful sit-in conducted by the "counter girls" at the Detroit Woolworth's during the Great Depression. Robin D. G. Kelley's story of a movie theater musicians' strike in New York asks what defines work in times of changing technology. "Three Strikes brings to life the heroic men and women who put their jobs, bodies, and lives on the line to win a better life for all working Americans. Zinn, Frank, and Kelley show us that while the country and the union movement have changed greatly in the last hundred years, our struggle to close the divide between rich and poor remains the same." |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations |
Dewey: 331.892 |
LCCN: 2001001135 |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.68" W x 8.58" (0.58 lbs) 184 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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Publisher Description: Three renowned historians present stirring tales of labor: Howard Zinn tells the grim tale of the Ludlow Massacre, a drama of beleaguered immigrant workers, Mother Jones, and the politics of corporate power in the age of the robber barons. Dana Frank brings to light the little-known story of a successful sit-in conducted by the 'counter girls' at the Detroit Woolworth's during the Great Depression. Robin D. G. Kelley's story of a movie theater musicians' strike in New York asks what defines work in times of changing technology. |