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The memoirs of Wendell W. Young III : a life in Philadelphia labor and politics / edited and with an introduction by Francis Ryan.
Lippincott Library HD6509 .Y58 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Young, Wendell W., III, 1938-2013, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Politics and government--20th century.
- Philadelphia (Pa.).
- Young, Wendell W., III, 1938-2013.
- Young, Wendell W.
- Labor leaders--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Biography.
- Labor leaders.
- Labor movement--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--20th century.
- Labor movement.
- Labor unions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--20th century.
- Labor unions.
- Politics and government.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Autobiographies.
- autobiographies (literary works)
- Autobiographies
- Biographies
- History
- Physical Description:
- 280 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2019.
- Contents:
- 1 Acme Clerk p. 11
- 2 I'm Betting My House on Kennedy p. 26
- 3 Meet the Challenge p. 44
- 4 The Kid p. 62
- 5 The Loyal Sixteen p. 79
- 6 Brazil to Chicago p. 100
- 7 Reforming the Retail Clerks p. 117
- 8 Organizing Pennsylvania p. 134
- 9 Philadelphia Liberal p. 149
- 10 The New Politics p. 165
- 11 Fighting Tiberius p. 180
- 12 Going Out of Business p. 199
- 13 Employee Ownership p. 220
- 14 French Invasion p. 238
- 15 The New Voice p. 253.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.
- HSP Copy: HSP Credit Line: "Philadelphia Retail Clerks Union members picketing outside Penn Fruit Market, 52nd and Market Street, January 12, 1938" [Photograph], Philadelphia Record Photograph Morgue [V07].
- Other Format:
- Online version: Young, Wendell W., III, 1938-2013, author. Memoirs of Wendell W. Young III
- ISBN:
- 9781439918623
- 1439918627
- OCLC:
- 1057761439
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