Shell games
Subtitle: the life and times of Pearl  McGill, industrial spy and pioneer labor activist
By: by Jeffrey S. Copeland
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Paragon House
Published: 2012
Place of publication: St. Paul, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9781557788993
Subjects: Women labor union members; History; Labor movement; Pearl button industry
Description: "Describes life in the Mississippi river town of Muscatine, Iowa and the pearl button industry through the eyes of a young woman working to create safe working conditions and fair pay for factory workers and looks at the controversy of labor union development from the viewpoint of the owners and workers"--Provided by publisher.