John L. Lewis: An Unauthorized BiographyPickle Partners Publishing, 12 janv. 2017 - 353 pages Dramatically, from personal acquaintance and Lewis’s own files, Saul Alinsky writes here the inside story of one of the most powerful men in America. Its revelations of why Lewis broke with Roosevelt, of why he fought with the AF of L to form the CIO, of the birth of the sit-down strikes, of the motives behind the war strikes, of how Lewis has so often managed to stalemate the U.S. Government—these are front-page news. They are brought out with sharp insight by one of the most brilliant observers of the labor movement in this country. John L. Lewis is not only reporting of an extremely high order but one of the most stimulating biographies that have been published in many years. There is no one of us who can remain unaffected by the acts of the mine workers’ president. |
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CHAPTER 3The Bloody Twenties 45 | |
CHAPTER 4The Beginning of the Big Parade 64 | |
CHAPTER 51937 the Year of Attack 80 | |
CHAPTER 6They Sit to Conquer 88 | |
CHAPTER 7The Rout 124 | |
CHAPTER 9Post Mortem 154 | |
CHAPTER 10The LewisMurray Break 169 | |
CHAPTER 11The Break with the CIO 186 | |
CHAPTER 12Lewis vs the People 216 | |
CHAPTER 13Imbroglio 247 | |
CHAPTER 14Something of a Man 262 | |
BIBLIOGRAPHY 281 | |
REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 284 | |
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