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This book examines how it was possible and what it meant for ordinary factory workers to become effective unionists and national political ... More

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Von Drehle chronicles the tragic day in 1911 when fire broke out in the Triangle Shirtwaist factory in New York's Greenwich Village. With ladders too ... More

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This path-breaking book reveals how Hollywood became "Hollywood" and what that meant for the politics of America and American film. "Working-Class ... More

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"A well-documented and persuasive description of the experiences and aspirations of the thousands of Mexicans who migrated to the Midwest in search ... More

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Drawing on extensive interviews with dozens of porters and their descendants, Tye reconstructs the complicated world of the Pullman porter and the ... More

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Miners, musicians, and "counter girls" go on strike in this people's history of work in the early 20th century by three acclaimed historians.

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"The Big Squeeze" takes a probing, sometimes shocking look at the stresses faced by an alarming number of American workers--white- and blue-collar, ... More

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This book offers a bold and original perspective on the 1914 Ludlow Massacre and the Great Coalfield War. In a story of transformation, Andrews ... More

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In this original, colorful history of "business unionism," Paul Buhle explains how trade union leaders in the United States became remote from the ... More

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Beginning with murder on a snowy night in a small Idaho town, this book brings to life the astonishing case that ultimately engaged President ... More

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Since its original publication in 1987, "Like a Family" has become a classic in the study of American labor history. Basing their research on a ... More

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A dramatic new history of Cesar Chavez and the rise and fall of the United Farm Workers

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The definitive history of the epic struggle for economic justice that became Martin Luther King Jr.'s last crusade.

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"Colman expertly explores the enormous changes in the lives of women in their own homes and beyond. The strengths of this book are in the happy ... More

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"Anyone concerned with the struggles of America's working people is going to be fascinated by this rare, insiders' look at the external forces and ... More

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This collection of essays by leading American historians explains how and why the fight against unionism has long been central to the meaning of ... More

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This is a journalistic chronicle of contemporary labor wars and organizing on the United States/Mexican border. Based on gripping firsthand reports, ... More

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The rise, fall, and legacy of the inspirational United Farm Workers movement, and the untold story of iconic community organizer Cesar Chavez. A ... More

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A compelling collection of oral histories of black working-class men and women from Memphis. Covering the 1930s to the 1980s, they tell of struggles ... More

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In Blood Passion, journalist Scott Martelle explores this little-noted tale of political corruption and repression and immigrants' struggles against ... More

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Work has always been central to the African American experience. Whether as slaves or freedmen, African Americans have struggled to gain economic ... More

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An explosive history of American labor.

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An unprecedented and timely collection of Dr. King's speeches on labor rights and economic justice Covering all the civil rights movement highlights ... More

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An analysis of migration, labor-management collaboration, and the mobility of capital based on case studies in New England and Colombia.

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