History of the Labor Movement in the United States: Industrial Workers of the World [Paperback]

Philip S. Foner (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0717803961 | ISBN-13: 978-0717803965 | Publication Date: June 1965 | Edition: New edition

CONTENTS: Birth of the IWW * The Moyer, Haywood, Pettibone Case * The IWW, 1905-1907 * The IWW 1907-1909 * Composition and Principles * Ideology and Tactics * The Free Speech Fights, 1909-1911 * The Free Speech Fights, 1912-1914

Organizing the Lumber and Construction Workers * The Southern Lumber Drive * Migratory Farm Workers : The Wheatland Affair * Organizing the 'Home Guard' in Steel * The Lawrence Strike * Victory at Lawrence and After * The Paterson Strike * Akron and Detroit: Rubber and Auto * The Socialist Party and the IWW, 1909-1914

The Debate over 'Boring-from-Within' * The IWW and the Unemployed, 1913-1915 * 'What's Wrong with the IWW?" * The Agricultural Workers Organization * The Mesabi Range Strike * The Everett Massacre * On the Eve of America's Entrance Into World War I

Product Details

• Paperback: 600 pages
• Publisher: Intl Pub; New edition edition (June 1965)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0717803961
• ISBN-13: 978-0717803965
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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I am building a collection of all of Mr. Foner's works. I realize that there is a controversy surrounding Mr. Foner just as there is surrounding all pro-labor historians and journalists. Mr. Foner supplies a link to the labor movement in America that I have not been able to find anywhere else. The history in this area is lacking considerably, but I find Mr. Foner to be a breath of fresh air. He is exhaustive and detailed. He gives episodes in labor history that are not mentioned anywhere that I have searched. I feel that if I am able to read all of Mr. Foner's works, I will have gotten myself an education, like nothing I could have gotten elsewhere. I am truly gratful for the efforts of men like Mr. Philip Foner. Thank you Sir.

Richard Edward Noble - The Hobo Philosopher - Author of:

America On Strike - A survey of Labor strikes in America