William Z. Foster (1881–1961)
Author of American trade unionism; principles and organization, strategy and tactics;
About the Author
Works by William Z. Foster
History of the three Internationals; the world socialist and communist movements from 1848 to the present (2014) 7 copies
The railroaders' next step 5 copies
Technocracy and Marxism 5 copies
Wrecking the labor banks; the collapse of the labor banks and investment companies of the Brotherhood of locomotive… (1927) 4 copies
Railroad workers forward! 2 copies
Smash Hitler's spring offensive now! 2 copies
The Russian revolution 2 copies
Organized labor faces the new world 2 copies
What means a strike in steel 2 copies
Halt the railroad wage cut 2 copies
Strike strategy 2 copies
Steel workers and the war 1 copy
The menace of American imperialism, by William Z. Foster [and] American needs the Communist Party by Eugene Dennis. (1945) 1 copy
From defense to attack 1 copy
The people and the Congress 1 copy
Associated Works
Highlights of a Fighting History: 60 Years of the Communist Party, USA (1979) — Contributor — 22 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Foster, William Zebulon
- Other names
- Foster, William Edward
- Birthdate
- 1881-02-25
- Date of death
- 1961-09-01
- Burial location
- Kremlin, Moscow, Russia
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
- Place of death
- Moscow, Russia, USSR
- Organizations
- Communist Party of the United States
Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
Syndicalist League of North America (founder)
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Statistics
- Works
- 68
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 296
- Popularity
- #79,168
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 24
Strongly influenced by Vladimir Lenin, he studied working class conditions in Europe and praised the USSR for its advances in living standards and for delivering “a shattering blow to Hitler.” He despised Social Democrats and reformist Socialists in Germany for surrendering to Hitler without a fight. The 1970 edition covers half a century of history, from 1890.… (more)