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Loading... J.B. McLachlan: A Biography: The Story of a Legendary Labour Leader and the Cape Breton Coal Minersby David Frank
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Agitator, educator, organizer, J.B. McLachlan led the coal miners of Nova Scotia in their struggles for union recognition, united them around ideas of industrial democracy and social reconstruction, and defended their cause in the labour wars of the 1920s. This authoritative biography tells the story of legendary labour leader James Bryson McLachlan, champion of the Cape Breton Coal Miners in the early decades of the twentieth century. Charged with sedition in 1923, McLachlan's case was one of the most notorious political trials ever held in Nova Scotia. By the 1920s and 1930s, McLachlan was known across the country as a spokesman for the radical left in Canada. He helped change the balance of power in industrial society and advanced the struggle for social and economic justice. J.B. McLachlan: A Biography is a rich portrait of a brilliant early twentieth-century Canadian rebel who helped change the balance of power in industrial society and advance the struggle for social and economic justice. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)331.88Social sciences Economics Labor economics Labour Unions, labour-management bargaining and disputes Labor unions and other organizationsLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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