Traces the life and career of an Irish-born labor leader whose work began in the 1870's before the advent of strong unions and labor laws and continued for more than 50 years.
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Traces the life and career of an Irish-born labor leader whose work began in the 1870's before the advent of strong unions and labor laws and continued for more than 50 years.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. 8vo. viii, 246pp, index, bibliography, bw ills. Or tan papered boards with tan cloth spine in jacket. Slight edge wear to jacket, short tear to base of spine panel, slight fading to spine. Mary Harris Jones was one of the most dedicated union organizers in American history. Born in Ireland in 1830, she emigrated to America in 1841. She lost her husband and four children to yellow fever in 1967, then lost evrything in the Great Chicago Fire. Becoming a union organiser she travelled to coal fields and logging camps, factories and train yards, spreading the word about unions and urging people to join.
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Fine. Near Fine hardcover in Very Good DJ. Bright, clean, square covers and spine; some dust spotting on text block edges; tightly bound; bright, clean interior. DJ is bright, clean and complete; lightly scuffed; very slight edge wear; creased on front fold-in flap. 8vo, 246 pp; index, biblio; illustrated.
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Good. 1st edition, 1st printing with full number line. Good. FFEP torn out. Light markings to text. Top edge of pages scribbled dark with pen. Light to moderate shelf wear to covers/corners. Hardcover with price-clipped Dust Jacket. Support Last Word Books & Press and independent booksellers. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores.
