Barons of Labor
Author | : Michael Kazin |
Publisher | : University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 1989 |
ISBN-10 | : 025206075X |
ISBN-13 | : 9780252060755 |
Rating | : 4/5 (5X Downloads) |
Book excerpt: "Kazin's book is about far more than the construction industry: it also illuminates the social and political history of San Francisco. . . . Gracefully written and adorned with evocative portraits of local political and labor leaders, Barons of Labor is absorbing reading as well as a fine piece of history."-- The Nation "A bold and pioneering work that revises our understanding of skilled craftsmen and the politics of class in the Progressive Era."-- Journal of American History "Barons of Labor, is superb work, carefully researched and written with clarity, vitality, and wit, a pleasure as well as an education to read." -- Labor History