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| | + | ==Surveys== |
| | + | * Arnesen, Eric, ed. ''Encyclopedia of U.S. Labor and Working-Class History'' (2006), 2064pp; 650 articles by experts [http://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-U-S-Labor-Working-Class-History/dp/0415968267/ref=sr_1_6/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194846620&sr=1-6 excerpt and text search] |
| | + | * Beard, Mary Ritter. ''A Short History of the American Labor Movement'' 1920 - 176 pages [http://books.google.com/books?id=kp6u_n7E85cC&printsec=toc&dq=Commons+%27%27History+of+Labor%22&as_brr=1&sig=_21MRG3cSIYGtW93TGxjTKlxxes online edition] |
| | + | * Beik, Millie, ed. ''Labor Relations: Major Issues in American History'' (2005) over 100 annotated primary documents [http://www.amazon.com/Labor-Relations-Issues-American-History/dp/0313318646/ref=sr_1_1/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194846892&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search] |
| | + | * Boris, Eileen, Nelson Lichtenstein, and Thomas Paterson. ''Major Problems In The History Of American Workers: Documents and Essays'' )2002) |
| | + | * Brody, David. ''In Labor's Cause: Main Themes on the History of the American Worker'' (1993) [http://www.amazon.com/Labors-Cause-Themes-History-American/dp/0195067908/ref=sr_1_5/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194848177&sr=1-5 excerpt and text search] |
| | + | * Browne, Waldo Ralph. ''What's what in the Labor Movement: A Dictionary of Labor Affairs and Labor'' (1921) 577pp; encyclopedia of labor terms, organizations and history. [http://books.google.com/books?id=epc3AAAAMAAJ&dq=subject:%22Working+class%22+date:1910-2007&num=100&as_brr=1 complete text online] |
| | + | * Dubofsky, Melvyn, and Foster Rhea Dulles. ''Labor in America: A History'' (2004), textbook |
| | + | * Dubofsky, Melvyn, and Warren Van Tine, eds. ''Labor Leaders in America'' (1987) biographies of key leaders, written by scholars [http://www.amazon.com/Leaders-America-Working-American-History/dp/0252013433/ref=sr_1_12/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194848493&sr=1-12 excerpt and text search] |
| | + | * LeBlanc, Paul. ''A Short History of the U.S. Working Class: From Colonial Times to the Twenty-First Century'' (1999), 160pp [http://www.amazon.com/Short-History-U-S-Working-Class/dp/1573926647/ref=sr_1_1/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194846807&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search] |
| | + | * Lichtenstein, Nelson. ''State of the Union: A Century of American Labor'' (2003) [http://www.amazon.com/State-Union-American-Politics-Twentieth/dp/0691116547/ref=sr_1_2/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194846925&sr=1-2 excerpt and text search] |
| | + | * Perlman, Selig. ''A History of Trade Unionism in the United States'' 1922 - 313 pages [http://books.google.com/books?id=3NYJAAAAIAAJ&printsec=toc&dq=%22american+federation+of+labor%22&as_brr=1&sig=feOVr0PoLQ2WmgUEIYd9F8P66UU online edition] |
| | + | * Taylor, Paul F. '' The ABC-CLIO Companion to the American Labor Movement'' (1993) 237pp; short encyclopedia |
| | + | * Zieger, Robert H., and Gilbert J. Gall, ''American Workers, American Unions: The Twentieth Century''(3rd ed. 2002) [http://www.amazon.com/American-Workers-Unions-Twentieth-Century/dp/080187078X/ref=si3_rdr_bb_product/103-4827826-5463040 excerpt and text search] |
| | + | * Zieger, Robert H. ''For Jobs and Freedom: Race and Labor in America Since 1865'' (2007) [http://www.amazon.com/Jobs-Freedom-Labor-America-Since/dp/0813124603/ref=sr_1_7/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194865829&sr=1-7 excerpt and text search] |
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| | + | ==To 1900== |
| | + | *Commons, John R. ''History of Labour in the United States'' - vol 1 and Vol. 2 1860-1896 (1918) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=22784998 vol 2 online edition] |
| | + | *Commons, John R. "American Shoemakers, 1648-1895: A Sketch of Industrial Evolution," ''Quarterly Journal of Economics'' 24 (November, 1909), 39-83. in JSTOR |
| | + | *Commons, John R. ed. ''Trade Unionism and Labor Problems'' (1905) articles by experts on unions and working condition [http://books.google.com/books?id=W45PTEc9UKcC&pg=RA1-PR7&dq=Commons+%27%27History+of+Labour%22&as_brr=1#PPR1,M1 online edition] |
| | + | *Grob, Gerald N. ''Workers and Utopia: A Study of Ideological Conflict in the American Labor Movement, 1865-1900'' (1961) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=92020468 online edition] |
| | + | *Hall, John P. "The Knights of St. Crispin in Massachusetts, 1869-1878," ''Journal of Economic History'' 18 (June, 1958), p 161-175 in JSTOR |
| | + | *Laslett, John H. M. ''Labor and the Left: A Study of Socialist and Radical Influences in the American Labor Movement, 1881-1924'' (1970) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=100357510 online edition] |
| | + | * Livesay, Harold C. ''Samuel Gompers and Organized Labor in America'' (1993) |
| | + | *Mandel, Bernard. ''Samuel Gompers: A Biography'' (1963) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=14119763 online edition] |
| | + | *Orth, Samuel P. ''The Armies of Labor: A Chronicle of the Organized Wage-Earners'' (1919) short popular overview online edition] |
| | + | * Van Tine, Warren R. ''The Making of the Labor Bureaucrat: Union Leadership in the United States, 1870-1920'' (1973) [http://www.questia.com/read/77619256 online edition] |
| | + | *Voss, Kim. ''The Making of American Exceptionalism: The Knights of Labor and Class Formation in the Nineteenth Century'' (1993) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=103669154 online edition] |
| | + | *Weir, Robert E. ''Beyond Labor's Veil: The Culture of the Knights of Labor'' (1996) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=17819511 online edition] |
| | + | *[http://tigger.uic.edu/~rjensen/railroad.htm#D Bibliography of online resources on railway labor in late 19th century] |
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| | + | ==1900-1932== |
| | + | *Bernstein, Irving. ''The Lean Years: A History of the American Worker, 1920-33'' (1966), the best overview of the era |
| | + | *Brody, David. ''Labor in Crisis: The Steel Strike of 1919'' (1965) [http://www.questia.com/read/34200941 online edition] |
| | + | * Commons, John R. ''Trade Unionism and Labor Problems'' (1921) textbook; 838pp [http://books.google.com/books?id=m3AOAAAAYAAJ&dq=subject:%22Working+class%22+date:1910-2007&num=100&as_brr=1 complete text online] |
| | + | *Dubofsky, Melvyn and Warren Van Tine. ''John L. Lewis: A Biography'' (1986) |
| | + | *Brody, David. ''Labor in Crisis: The Steel Strike of 1919'' (1965) |
| | + | *Faue, Elizabeth. ''Community of Suffering & Struggle: Women, Men, and the Labor Movement in Minneapolis, 1915-1945'' (1991) |
| | + | *Fraser, Steve. ''Labor Will Rule: Sidney Hillman and the Rise of American Labor'' (1993) |
| | + | *Gordon, Colin. ''New Deals: Business, Labor, and Politics, 1920-1935'' (1994) |
| | + | * Greene, Julie. ''Pure and Simple Politics: The American Federation of Labor and Political Activism, 1881-1917'' (1998) [http://www.questia.com/read/107379879 complete online edition]; [http://www.amazon.com/Pure-Simple-Politics-Federation-Political/dp/0521433983/ref=sr_1_7/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194865287&sr=1-7 excerpt and text search] |
| | + | *Hooker, Clarence. ''Life in the Shadows of the Crystal Palace, 1910-1927: Ford Workers in the Model T Era'' (1997) |
| | + | *Laslett, John H. M. ''Labor and the Left: A Study of Socialist and Radical Influences in the American Labor Movement, 1881-1924'' (1970) |
| | + | *Karson, Marc. ''American Labor Unions and Politics, 1900-1918'' (1958) [http://www.questia.com/read/10906314 online edition] |
| | + | * Laidler, Harry Wellington. ''Boycotts and the Labor Struggle Economic and Legal Aspects'' (1913), 488pp [http://books.google.com/books?id=K_BAAAAAIAAJ&dq=inauthor:harry+inauthor:laidler&num=30&as_brr= complete text online] |
| | + | *McCartin, Joseph A. ''’Labor's Great War: The Struggle for Industrial Democracy and the Origins of Modern American Labor Relations, 1912-1921'' (1997) [http://www.amazon.com/Labor%C3%86s-Great-War-Industrial-Democracy/dp/0807846791/ref=sr_1_1/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194847835&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search] |
| | + | * Mandel, Bernard. ''Samuel Gompers: A Biography'' (1963) [http://www.questia.com/read/14119763 online edition] |
| | + | * Meyer, Stephen. ''The Five Dollar Day: Labor Management and Social Control in the Ford Motor Company, 1908-1921'' (1981) [http://www.questia.com/read/102499921 online edition] |
| | + | *Mink, Gwendolyn. ''Old Labor and New Immigrants in American Political Development: Union, Party, and State, 1875-1920'' (1986) |
| | + | *Orth, Samuel P. ''The Armies of Labor: A Chronicle of the Organized Wage-Earners'' (1919) short overview |
| | + | *Quint, Howard H. ''The Forging of American Socialism: Origins of the Modern Movement'' (1964) [http://www.questia.com/read/9299312 online edition] |
| | + | *Warne, Colston E. ed. ''The Steel Strike of 1919'' (1963), primary and secondary documents [http://www.questia.com/read/10469556 online edition] |
| | + | * Warne, Frank Julian. ''The Workers at War'' (1920) 250pp [http://books.google.com/books?id=oLozAAAAMAAJ&dq=subject:%22Working+class%22+date:1910-2007&num=100&as_brr=1 copmplete text online] |
| | + | *Zieger, Robert. ''Republicans and Labor, 1919-1929.'' (1969) |
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| | + | ==CIO== |
| | The [[Congress of Industrial Organizations|CIO]] has a moderate scholarly literature, best represented by these titles. | | The [[Congress of Industrial Organizations|CIO]] has a moderate scholarly literature, best represented by these titles. |
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| | *Angelo, Pat. ''Philip Murray, Union Man: A Life Story'' (2003) 240 pages | | *Angelo, Pat. ''Philip Murray, Union Man: A Life Story'' (2003) 240 pages |
| | *Arnesen, Eric, ed. ''Encyclopedia of U.S. Labor and Working-Class History'' (2006), 2064pp; 650 articles by experts | | *Arnesen, Eric, ed. ''Encyclopedia of U.S. Labor and Working-Class History'' (2006), 2064pp; 650 articles by experts |
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| | *Zieger, Robert H. ''The CIO 1935-1955.'' University of North Carolina Press, 1995, the best overall survey. [http://www.questia.com/library/book/the-cio-1935-1955-by-robert-h-zieger.jsp online edition] | | *Zieger, Robert H. ''The CIO 1935-1955.'' University of North Carolina Press, 1995, the best overall survey. [http://www.questia.com/library/book/the-cio-1935-1955-by-robert-h-zieger.jsp online edition] |
| | [[Image:Reuther45.jpg|thumb|285px|[[Walter Reuther]] ''Time'' Dec 3. 1945]] | | [[Image:Reuther45.jpg|thumb|285px|[[Walter Reuther]] ''Time'' Dec 3. 1945]] |
| | + | ==Communist roles, especially CIO== |
| | + | * Gall, Gilbert J. ''Pursuing Justice: Lee Pressman, the New Deal, and the CIO.'' (1998). 363 pp. [http://www.amazon.com/Pursuing-Justice-Pressman-American-History/dp/0791441040/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208498616&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search] |
| | + | * Kimmeldorf, Howard. ''Reds or Rackets? The Making of Radical and Conservative Unions on the Waterfront'' (1988). on the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union |
| | + | * McCollester, Charles. ed. ''Fighter with a Heart: Writings of Charles Owen Rice, Pittsburgh Labor Priest'' (1996) Rice led the anti-Communist forces in Pittsburgh |
| | + | * Meyer, Stephen. ''"Stalin Over Wisconsin": The Making and Unmaking of Militant Unionism, 1900-1950'' (1992); on the Allis-Chalmers local of the United Automobile Workers in Wisconsin |
| | + | * Preis, Art. ''Labor's Giant Step: The First Twenty Years of the CIO: 1936-55.'' 1964. left-wing viewpoint |
| | + | * Prickett, James. "'Stalin over Wisconsin': the Left and the CIO." ''Radical History Review'' 1995 (61): 161-165. Issn: 0163-6545 Fulltext: in Swetswise |
| | + | * Rosswurm, Steve et al. ''The CIO's Left-Led Unions'' (1992) 250 pp. |
| | + | * Saposs, David J. ''Communism in American Unions,'' 1959 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=24299617 online edition] |
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| | *Vittoz, Stanley. ''New Deal Labor Policy and the American Industrial Economy'' (1987) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&se=gglsc&d=104384992 online edition] | | *Vittoz, Stanley. ''New Deal Labor Policy and the American Industrial Economy'' (1987) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&se=gglsc&d=104384992 online edition] |
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| − | * Rosswurm, Steve et al. ''The CIO's Left-Led Unions'' (1992) 250 pp.
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| − | * Saposs, David J. ''Communism in American Unions,'' 1959 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=24299617 online edition]
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| | ==Race, FEPC== | | ==Race, FEPC== |