Labor Leaders in America

Labor Leaders in America
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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Total Pages : 422
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ISBN-10 : 0252013433
ISBN-13 : 9780252013430
Rating : 4/5 (430 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Labor Leaders in America by : Melvyn Dubofsky

Download or read book Labor Leaders in America written by Melvyn Dubofsky and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are the life stories of the men and women who have 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. All of the chapters have been written expressly for this volume by leading authorities, several of whom are authors of booklength biographies of their subjects. Taken together these readable yet authoritative life studies provide a broad overview of the American labor movement that will appeal to the student and lay reader as well as to the specialist in social history and labor and industrial relations.


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