Biographies of Samuel Gompers, Eugene Debs, William Haywood, Mother Jones, John L. Lewis, A. Philip Randolph, Jimmy Hoffa and Cesar Chavez.
General Note
Includes index.
Content Note
Samuel Gompers: granddaddy of the labor movement; Eugene V. Debs: socialist worker; William D. "Big Bill" Haywood: one big union leader; Mary "Mother" Jones: miners' angel; John L. Lewis: labor baron; A. Philip Randolph: service, not servitude; Jimmy Hoffa: strong-arm labor; Cesar Chavez: nonviolent crusader.