Men who lead labor / by Bruce Minton and John Stuart ; with drawings by Scott Johnston.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Gold seal booksPublication details: New York, NY : Modern Age Books, Incorporated, 1937.Description: 270 pages : black and white illustrations ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 1163811467
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HD 6509 .A2 B7 1937
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Contents:
I. William Green: ghost of gompers -- II. William Hutcheson: success story of a bruiser -- III. Edward F. McGrady: salesman of "industrial peace" -- IV. John L. Lewis: Samson of labor -- V. Heywood Broun: it seemed to him -- VI. A. Philip Randolph: negro labor's champion -- VII. Harry Bridges: voice of the rank and file -- VIII. Giant killers.
Subject: "This work contains short biographies of important leaders in the early days of labor unions in the United States, including William Green, William Hutcheson, Edward F. McGrady, John L. Lewis, Heywood Broun, A. Philip Randolph, and Harry Bridges. Each biography, restricted to a chapter for each individual, is told with candid humor, accompanied by black and white illustrations by Scott Johnston." -- From the cataloger.
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BOOKS BOOKS Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library General Stacks The Roscoe Proctor Collection HD 6509 .A2 B7 1937 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan This item contains the author biography page taped into the back cover. NPML21060050
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HD 1761 .R6 1940 Why farmers are poor : HD 2321 .H36 1969 The rise of modern industry / HD 2795 .H15 1957 The politics of industry : HD 6509 .A2 B7 1937 Men who lead labor / HD 8072 .L883 1973 Rank and file : personal histories by working-class organizers / HD 8073 .A1 M3 1950 American labor leaders : personalities and forces in the labor movement / HD 8073 .F6 Z5 1981 Workingclass giant : the life of William Z. Foster /

This text contains eight black and white illustrations, depicting cartoon versions of each of the men described in the text.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-264) and index.

I. William Green: ghost of gompers -- II. William Hutcheson: success story of a bruiser -- III. Edward F. McGrady: salesman of "industrial peace" -- IV. John L. Lewis: Samson of labor -- V. Heywood Broun: it seemed to him -- VI. A. Philip Randolph: negro labor's champion -- VII. Harry Bridges: voice of the rank and file -- VIII. Giant killers.

"This work contains short biographies of important leaders in the early days of labor unions in the United States, including William Green, William Hutcheson, Edward F. McGrady, John L. Lewis, Heywood Broun, A. Philip Randolph, and Harry Bridges. Each biography, restricted to a chapter for each individual, is told with candid humor, accompanied by black and white illustrations by Scott Johnston." -- From the cataloger.

From the library of Roscoe and Oletta Proctor.

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