Black Prince
Subtitle: The Biography of Fintan Patrick Walsh
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2004
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780143019350
Subjects: Labor unions, new zealand; Labor unions, officials and employees; New zealand, politics and government; New zealand, biography
Description: "To his enemies, Fintan Patrick Walsh was a bully, a thug, even a gangster -- the "Black Prince" who would do anything, and destroy anyone, in the ruthless pursuit of power. To his friends, he was an outstanding New Zealander -- a union leader who did more for working people than any leader before or since; a man who was loving, kind and generous beyond the call of duty. But how did this union strongman and one time communist win the hearts and minds of pastoralists, prime ministers and the captains of industry? Who really was F. P. Walsh? ..." -- Back cover.