| Labor Leaders in America Contributor(s): Dubofsky, Melvyn (Editor), Tine, Warren Van (Editor), Sylvis, William H. (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0252013433 ISBN-13: 9780252013430 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $31.68 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1987 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 86004368 |
| Series: Working Class in American History (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.30 lbs) 416 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Here are the life stories of the men and women who led the labor movement in America from Reconstruction to recent times, from William H. Sylvis, the first major labor leader, to Cesar Chavez, who organized California's farm workers in the 1960s. In each profile, a leading authority provides a profile of the figure's life and work. Taken together, these short biographies provide a broad overview of the American labor movement that will appeal to students, interested readers, and specialists. Profiles include: William H. Sylvis, Terence V. Powderly, Samuel Gompers, Eugene V. Debs, William D. "Big Bill" Haywood, William Green, Rose Schneiderman, John L. Lewis, Sidney Hillman, Philip Murray, A. Philip Randolph, Walter Reuther, Jimmy Hoffa, George Meany, and Cesar Chavez |