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Three Strikes: Miners, Musicians, Salesgirls, and the Fighting Spirit of Labor's Last Century

Three Strikes: Miners, Musicians, Salesgirls, and the Fighting Spirit of Labor's Last Century

Dana Frank
3.7/5 ( ratings)
Three renowned historians present stirring tales of labor: Howard Zinn tells the grim tale of the Ludlow Massacre, a drama of beleaguered immigrant workers, Mother Jones, and the politics of corporate power in the age of the robber barons. Dana Frank brings to light the little-known story of a successful sit-in conducted by the 'counter girls' at the Detroit Woolworth's during the Great Depression. Robin D. G. Kelley's story of a movie theater musicians' strike in New York asks what defines work in times of changing technology.
Language
English
Pages
174
Format
Paperback
Release
January 01, 2001
ISBN 13
9780807050132

Three Strikes: Miners, Musicians, Salesgirls, and the Fighting Spirit of Labor's Last Century

Dana Frank
3.7/5 ( ratings)
Three renowned historians present stirring tales of labor: Howard Zinn tells the grim tale of the Ludlow Massacre, a drama of beleaguered immigrant workers, Mother Jones, and the politics of corporate power in the age of the robber barons. Dana Frank brings to light the little-known story of a successful sit-in conducted by the 'counter girls' at the Detroit Woolworth's during the Great Depression. Robin D. G. Kelley's story of a movie theater musicians' strike in New York asks what defines work in times of changing technology.
Language
English
Pages
174
Format
Paperback
Release
January 01, 2001
ISBN 13
9780807050132

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