Pure and Simple Politics
Subtitle: The American Federation of Labor and Political Activism, 18811917
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 2, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 309
ISBN-13: 9780521028806
Subjects: Political activism; Trade unions; c 1900 - c 1914; Political Science; History - U.S.; Politics/International Relations; USA; Labor & Industrial Relations - Unions; Political History; United States - General; American Federation of Labor--History; History / United States / General; Political Science / General; Political Science : Labor & Industrial Relations - Unions; Political Science : Political History; Political Process - General; Politics / Current Events; General
First sentence: In early December of 1886, thirty-eight trade unionists converged on Druids' Hall in Columbus, Ohio, hoping to create a new nationwide labor federation.