Labor History from Karen Wickliff - Books

St. Martin's, 1998. 222pp. Black hardback, DJ VG, no names or markings, index, bibliography, chapter notes, tables, documents the changing position of women in Malaysia, . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Ohio State Univ Press, 1991. 298pp. Black cloth hardback, DJ VG, index, chapter notes and references, tables, b&w photos, shows how Poles forged communities on the South Side in an attempt to preserve the customs of their homeland; how through the development of churches, the building of schools, the founding of street gangs, and the opening of saloons they tried… Ler mais sobre este item

Horsdal & Schubart , 1994. 216pp. Trade paperback, covers slightly curled, no names or markings, b&w photos, reprint of the 1908 edition, novel of men working in logging camps in British Columbia, . Trade Paperback. Very Good.

Atheneum, 1972. 504pp. Green cloth hardback, DJ has light rubbing and wear along edges, First edition, index, sources, footnotes, Originally a plumber, he became a union leader and then president of the AFL-CIO, . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+.

Atlantic Monthly Press, 2015. 440pp. Red hardback with DJ, VG, end pages are maps, index, chapter notes and references, b&w photos, The Devil is Here in These Hills : West Virginia's Coal Miners and Their Battle for Freedom, . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Plenum Press, 1995. 380pp. Hardback with glossy boards, inscribed and signed by author on front end page, index, references, appendices, figures and tables, c.10pp red ink underlining and margin marks, Segmented Labor. Fractured Politics : Labor Politics in American Life, Change and Decline, Labor Politics in Three Cities, Labor in National Politics, . Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good.… Ler mais sobre este item

Louisiana State University Press, 1966. 529pp. Trade paperback, G+, large crease on front cover, reading crease in spine, reprint of the 1918 edition, index, footnotes, American Negro Slvery : A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined By the Plantation Regime, . Trade Paperback. Good +.

Louisiana State University Press, 1970. 354pp. Yellow cloth hardback, DJ has chips and tears along edges, no names or markings, index, footnotes, critical essay, maps, b&w illustrations, Alabama's agrarian protest began in the decades after the Civil War when individual farmers found themselves in an economic regression, unable to understand or partake in the forces behind the New South prosperity… Ler mais sobre este item

Holiday House, 2010. c.32pp. Oblong hardback with glossy illustrated boards, DJ VG, First Printing, publishers reinforced binding, A Picture Book of Cesar Chavez, Cesar saw firsthand how unfairly workers were treated. As an adult, he organized farmworkers into unions and argued for better pay and fair working conditions, . First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Marie… Ler mais sobre este item

Battelle, 1976. 271pp. Softback, corner tips slightly bumped, no names or markings in text, references, figures and tables, b&w photos, Observations on Current American, British, and West German Underground Coal Mining Practices : A Battelle Energy Program Report, . Soft Cover. Very Good.

Stanford, 1968. 404pp. Gray cloth hardback, DJ VG, price clipped, index, bibliography, chapter notes, tables, Comprehensive history of the Lain American labor movement with emphasis on the political factors, history of labor unions in Latin America, . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Henry Holt, 2004. 314pp. Blue and black hardback, DJ has light rubbing and wear along upper spine edge, VG, Fourth Printing, no names or markings, index, bibliography, chapter notes, footnotes, b&w photos, Using interviews with porters and their descendants, the author tells the history of the Pullman Porters, where black slaves were given jobs and opportunities for travel, . Hard… Ler mais sobre este item

Clearfield Company, 1993. 244pp. Trade paperback, G+, EX-LIB, minimal markings, tape on spine edge, scrape on lower spine edge, library name on upper page edge, indices, glossary, notes, A collection of stories and songs from lumber camps in 1919, . Trade Paperback. Good +.

Gregg Press, 1968. 448pp. Green cloth hardback, upper corner tips bumped, no DJ, EX-LIB, library name on upper page edge, no markings in text, 1968 reprint of 1913 edition, Novel by a muckraker author promoting social reforms and justice, . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger , 1872. 417pp. Dark brown hardback, small chips to spine ends, corner tips slightly rubbed and worn, brown foxing spots on end pages and a few pages of text, scrapes on end pages, indexes, footnotes, Appended Documents A-R, the labor troubles with workers in France, attitudes of the monarchy, and suggestions for improvements. Hard Cover.… Ler mais sobre este item

George Philip & Son , 1949. 223pp. Light green cloth hardback, light rubbing and wear to upper spine edge, no DJ, eight fold out maps, paper has turned light brown, charts, divided into eight sections of parts in England or Scotland, each area has fold out map, overview of resources, social and economic conditions, post war problems, recommendations, . Hard… Ler mais sobre este item

G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1933. 276pp. Green cloth hardback, corner tips are slightly bumped, small lightened spot on spine edge, no DJ, light brown foxing spots on end pages, Biography of an Irish immigrant who was involved with politics, unions, and important people, good and bad, in New York City in the early 1900s, he was tough and fearless, . Hard… Ler mais sobre este item

Dover, 1973. 552pp. Trade paperback, reading crease in spine, corner tips bumped and creased, owner name on front end page, reprint of the 1877 edition, b&w illustrations, The Mollie Maguires & the Detectives, undercover agents led double lives working as a member of the notorious Mollie Maguires in the coal region of Pennsylvania, . Trade Paperback. Good +.

Stanford, 1973. 283pp. Brown cloth hardback, DJ VG, light brown foxing spots on outer page edges, price clipped, index, chapter notes, footnotes, tables, Atencingo : The Politics of Agrarian Struggle in a Mexican Ejido, . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Princeton, 1967. 324pp. Tan cloth hardback, DJ has light rubbing and a couple tiny tears, price clipped, indices, bibliography, footnotes, tables, "This is a sociological analysis of change and mobility in the labor force of thirteen of the largest textile factories in Peru. The book explores demographic and social variables such as age, sex, birthplace, migration, seniority, current and former… Ler mais sobre este item