Author: Dann, Jim Title: Communists Try to Organize "Factories in the Fields. " Organizing California Migrant Workers in the Great Depression. Offprint from the February 1969 Issues of Pl
Description: Somerville, MA, New England Free Press, 1969. Wraps. no date, circa 1969. Illustrated wraps. 25 pp. A few illustrations throughout. A piece originally issued by the Progressive Labor Party, this provides a history of the growth of the big farms industry in California and how wealth consolidated among a few industries while leaving the average farm worker in the dust (so to speak). Dann documents the struggles to unionize, as well as the struggles between bosses and workers, focusing on the years 1930 to 1940. GOOD condition. Faint dampstain to the upper left front corner and upper rear fore edge corner. Moderate wrinkling and creasing to the wrappers, with some toning and soiling. Owner's name on the front cover. Good .
Keywords: Noisbn Radical Studies Labor Communism, Socialism, Marxism Social Movements
Price: US$ 43.00 Seller: Mare Booksellers
- Book number: 020178
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