Author: SAUL ALINSKY
Title: John L. Lewis: An Unauthorized Biography
Description: NY, G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1949, 4th Edition. Hardcover, 8vo - over 7¾. Book, 1949. SIGNED FIRST EDITION --JOHN L. LEWIS: An Unauthorized Biography-- written and signed by SAUL D. ALINSKY. JOHN L. LEWIS was a leader to millions of American union workers-- his voice dominated and shaped the 1930s American labor movement. Between 1920 and 1960, John L. Lewis was president of the United Mine Workers of America and played a major role in the history of coal mining. Lewis was founding president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations-- that established the United Steel Workers of America and helped organize millions of other industrial workers during the Great Depression. SAUL ALINSKY (author of 'Rules for Radicals') wrote his unauthorized biography of John L. Lewis from his own personal files and from personal knowledge-- Saul Alinsky and John L. Lewis were friends. In his biography, Alinsky reveals why Lewis broke with President Roosevelt, why Lewis fought with the AFL to form the CIO, the birth of sit-down strikes and the motives behind WW2 worker strikes, and how often John L. Lewis managed to stymie the U.S. Government. In very good condition-- boards lightly rubbed and scuffed. Light offsetting on the front pastedown. Just a single ex-lib stamp of the Fairhope Public Library. DJ has 2 shallow chips and some closed tears on the edges. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. Signed by Author(s).

Keywords: UNION BOSS, Labor unions, social history & social movements, biography