History of the labor movement in the United States : Volume IV: The Industrial Workers of the World, 1905-1917 / By Philip S. Foner.

This is the fourth volume of the History of the Labor Movement in the United States series. It is preceded by the third volume: The Policies and Practices of the A.F.L. (American Federation of Labor), 1900-1909; and succeeded by the fifth volume. The A.F.L. in the Progressive Era, 1905-1917.

This resource includes a key for abbreviations used in footnotes and reference notes.

This book includes biographical summaries of individuals mentioned in the fourth volume of this publication.

Includes biographical references (pages 559-596) and index.

1. Birth of the I.W.W. [Industrial Workers of the World] -- 2. The Moyer, Haywood, Pettibone case -- 3. The I.W.W., 1905-1907 -- 4. The I.W.W., 1907-1909 -- 5. Composition and principles -- 6. Ideology and tactics -- 7. The free speech fights, 1909-1911 -- 8. The free speech fights, 1912-1914 -- 9. Organizing the lumber and construction workers -- 10. The southern lumber drive -- 11. Migratory farm workers: The Wheatland Affair -- 12. Organizing the "home guard" in steel -- 13. The Lawrence strike -- 14. Victory at Lawrence and after -- 15. The Paterson strike -- 16. Akron and Detroit: rubber and auto -- 17. The Socialist Party and the I.W.W., 1909-1914 -- 18. The debate over "Boring-From-Within" -- 19. The I.W.W and the unemployed, 1913-1915 -- 20. "What's wrong with the I.W.W.?" -- 21. The Agricultural Workers Organization -- 22. The Mesabi Range strike -- 23. The Everett Massacre -- 24. On the eve of America's entrance into World War I.

"The present volume covers the history of the I.W.W. [Industrial Workers of the World] from its formation in 1905 to the eve of America's entry into World War I in 1917. While it does not encompass the entire life of the organization-indeed, on paper at least, the I.W.W. is still in existence-it does cover its most active period. The I.W.W. did important work after the United States entered the first World War-and this will be discussed in a subsequent volume-but its major concentration had to be on defense activities against government repression. After the war, the I.W.W. gradually sank into insignificance...The names of many of the individuals appearing in this volume were spelled variously in the press. I have used the spellings that appeared most frequently. The present volume is the second of a three-part study of the American labor movement from 1900-1917. The first in this series was was volume three of the 'History of the Labor Movement in the United States'. Published in 1964, it covered the policies and practices of the American Federation of Labor, 1900-1909, and of the immediate precursors of the I.W.W., the Western Federation of Miners and the American Labor Union. The third part in this series (Volume V of the 'History of the Labor Movement in the United States') will deal with the A.F. of L. [American Federation of Labor] In the preparation of this volume I have had access to the correspondence of the A.F. of L., the Railroad Brotherhoods, and the Socialists, 1909-1917. The files of the I.W.W. headquarters in Chicago have been scattered by fire, vandalism, and the action of government agents in the post-World War I onslaught on radical and nonconformist thought. However, there is a vast body of material related to the I.W.W. throughout the United States, and I have made every effort to make use of these sources. In the preparation of this volume I have had access to the correspondence of the A.F. of L. and to collections of manuscripts, newspapers, pamphlets, and unpublished studies in numerous libraries and historical societies..." -- from the preface

This book contains racial terms from the 19th century that are offensive today.