From colonial times to the founding of the American Federation of Labor
by Philip S. Foner
History of the Labor movement in the United States / Philip S. Foner (1)
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8th printing fall '98. Early trade unions and labor parties; The 10-hour movement; Northern labor and slavery; Labor and the Civil War; Rise of the Knights of Labor; Depression 1873-78 and strikes; Labor political action, more.Tags
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Philip S. Foner (1910-1994) was a prolific people's historian whose many works include Organized Labor and the Black Worker, 1619-1981, The Black Panthers Speak, Clara Zetkin: Selected Writings, and The Letters of Joe Hill, all published in new editions by Haymarket Books.
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- Canonical title
- From colonial times to the founding of the American Federation of Labor
- Original publication date
- 1947
- Important places
- USA
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- Nonfiction, History, Economics, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 331.880973 — Society, government, & culture Economics Labor economics Labor unions, labor-management bargaining and disputes Labor unions (Trade unions) Standard subdivisions History, geographic treatment, biography North America United States
- LCC
- HD6508 .F57 — Social sciences Industries. Land use. Labor Industries. Land use. Labor Labor. Work. Working class Trade unions. Labor unions. Workers'
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