My shaping-up years : the early years of labor's great reporter / by Art Shields.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, NY : International Publishers, 1983, c1982.Edition: First editionDescription: 240 pages : black and white illustrations and cartoons ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0717805972 :
  • 0717805719 (pbk.) :
  • 9780717805716
Other title:
  • My shaping up years: the early years of labor's great reporter [Other title]
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 070.4/49331/0924 B 19
LOC classification:
  • PN 4874 .S473 A35 1983
Contents:
1. Amos -- 2. Grandpa -- 3. Hell -- 4. Cherokees -- 5. The West -- 6. Evangelists -- 7. Fighting -- 8. Trail of Tears -- 9. My first strike -- 10. York -- 11. Grandpa Andy -- 12. Cousin Gene -- 13. Black captives -- 14. Jack London -- 15. Socialism -- 16. Black veterans -- 17. Slim Jackson -- 18. Miners -- 19. Steel -- 20. Cub reporter -- 21. College -- 22. New York reporter -- 23. Women of the streets -- 24. Faking the news -- 25. {aterson -- 26. Culture -- 27. At sea -- 28. Wartime London -- 29. Last frontier -- 30. Revolution -- 31. Reindeer -- 32. Nome in winter -- 33. The Eskimo -- 34. Gold strike -- 35. Farthest west -- 36. Asian brothers -- Army.
Summary: "A moving, warm, thoughtful account that enriches the spirit and highlights the basic social issues in our common heritage." -- Google BooksSummary: This resource covers the history of a labor journalist who was a part of the Industrial Worker's of the World and is known as "the Daily World's greatest labor reporter." This book features a part of his autobiography and discusses his personal life, his political life, and how they interescted -- especially amongst, labor battles and strikes, especially the Seattle General Strike of 1919 and the 1921 Appalachia Coal Miner's Strike. His life, his studies, and his political involvement as an activist and a reporter helped to shape and document labor history.
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This resource includes black and white illustrations and political cartoons featuring the social aspects and history of a labor reporter amongst labor history.

1. Amos -- 2. Grandpa -- 3. Hell -- 4. Cherokees -- 5. The West -- 6. Evangelists -- 7. Fighting -- 8. Trail of Tears -- 9. My first strike -- 10. York -- 11. Grandpa Andy -- 12. Cousin Gene -- 13. Black captives -- 14. Jack London -- 15. Socialism -- 16. Black veterans -- 17. Slim Jackson -- 18. Miners -- 19. Steel -- 20. Cub reporter -- 21. College -- 22. New York reporter -- 23. Women of the streets -- 24. Faking the news -- 25. {aterson -- 26. Culture -- 27. At sea -- 28. Wartime London -- 29. Last frontier -- 30. Revolution -- 31. Reindeer -- 32. Nome in winter -- 33. The Eskimo -- 34. Gold strike -- 35. Farthest west -- 36. Asian brothers -- Army.

"A moving, warm, thoughtful account that enriches the spirit and highlights the basic social issues in our common heritage." -- Google Books

This resource covers the history of a labor journalist who was a part of the Industrial Worker's of the World and is known as "the Daily World's greatest labor reporter." This book features a part of his autobiography and discusses his personal life, his political life, and how they interescted -- especially amongst, labor battles and strikes, especially the Seattle General Strike of 1919 and the 1921 Appalachia Coal Miner's Strike. His life, his studies, and his political involvement as an activist and a reporter helped to shape and document labor history.

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