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The Wobblies in their heyday : the rise and destruction of the industrial workers of the world during the World War I era / Eric Thomas Chester.
Lippincott Library HD8055.I5 C54 2014
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chester, Eric Thomas, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Industrial Workers of the World--History.
- Industrial Workers of the World.
- Labor movement--United States--History--20th century.
- Labor movement.
- Labor unions and international relations.
- History.
- United States.
- Labor unions--United States--History--20th century.
- Labor unions.
- Labor unions and international relations--United States--History--20th century.
- World War, 1914-1918--United States.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 316 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2014]
- Summary:
- "During World War I, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) rose to prominence as an effective, militant union and then was destroyed by a devastating campaign of repression launched by the federal government. This book documents the rise and fall of this important industrial labor organization"-- Provided by publisher.
- "Please see the attached text file"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 The Wheatland Incident and Its Repercussions 1
- 2 The Bisbee Deportation 29
- 3 Confrontation in Butte 65
- 4 The IWW and World War I 117
- 5 Countering the IWW 133
- 6 Destroying the IWW 159
- 7 Aftermath: The IWW Disintegrates 203.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781440833014
- 144083301X
- OCLC:
- 878117274
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