"Noting that standard accounts of U.S. history often pay little attention to the working class, labor historian Paul Le Blanc presents a colorful, fact-filled history that concentrates on the struggles and achievements of that often-neglected laboring majority. Employing a blend…
In a blend of economic, social, and political history, P Le Blanc shows how important labor issues have been, and continue to be, in the forging of our nation's history. Within a broad analytical framework, he highlights issues of class, gender, race, and ethnicity, and includes…
The Great Hispanic Heritage: Cesar Chavez
A biography of the union activist who led the struggle of migrant farm workers for better working conditions.
A biography of the union activist who led the struggle of migrant farm workers for better working conditions.
A biography of the union activist who led the struggle of migrant farm workers for better working conditions.
"The Working-Class Movement in America (1888), is a classic study of American labor in the 1880s and was a bestseller among labor circles of the time. This text provides a snapshot of the U.S. labor movement and working class at a time when the United States was becoming the wor…