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Rise gonna rise: A portrait of southern textile workers

by Mimi Conway

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"Rise gonna rise is an account of the lives of this nation's lowest-paid industrial workers, told in their own words. Their stories bring to life the bitter union battle with giant J.P. Stevens, America's second largest textile company."--Dust jacket flap.

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Genres: Nonfiction, Economics, History, General Nonfiction, Business
DDC/MDS: 331.7 — Society, government, & culture Economics Labor economics Labor by industry and occupation
LCC: HD8039 .T42 .U642 — Social sciences Industries. Land use. Labor Industries. Land use. Labor Labor. Work. Working class By industry or trade

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Published: 1979
Genres: Nonfiction, Economics, History, General Nonfiction, Business
DDC/MDS: 331.7
LCC: HD8039 .T42 .U642

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