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Meyer London : a biography of the socialist New York congressman, 1871-1926 / Gordon J. Goldberg.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goldberg, Gordon J., 1933-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Legislators--United States--Biography.
- Legislators.
- Jewish legislators--United States--Biography.
- Jewish legislators.
- Jews, Russian--United States--Biography.
- Jews, Russian.
- Socialists--United States--Biography.
- Socialists.
- Socialism--United States--History--20th century.
- Socialism.
- Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.)--Politics and government.
- Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.).
- New York (N.Y.)--Politics and government--1898-1951.
- New York (N.Y.).
- United States--Politics and government--1901-1953.
- United States.
- United States. Congress. House--Biography.
- London, Meyer, 1871-1926.
- London, Meyer.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (329 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Meyer London (1871-1926), a Russian Jewish immigrant, settled in New York's Lower East Side in 1891. He became a lawyer, labor activist, founding member of the Socialist Party of America, and a three term Congressman. His death in 1926 caused shock waves among his fellow Lower East Siders for whom London had become a folk hero"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The Early Years : 1871-1901
- London and the Labor Movement
- Prelude to Victory : The Elections of 1910 and 1912
- Victory in 1914
- Preparing for Congress : Issues of War and Peace
- The Sixty-Fourth Congress : The Specter of War
- The Sixty-Fourth Congress : In Pursuit of Constructive Reform
- The Sixty-Fifth Congress : War Declared
- The Sixty-Fifth Congress : Champion of Civil Liberties
- The Elections of 1918 and 1920
- The Sixty-Seventh Congress : Opposition to Postwar Conservatism
- Meyer London : The Final Years
- Epilogue: Failure of a Dream.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-99242-6
- 1-4766-0050-3
- OCLC:
- 826657824
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