The Wobblies - by Patrick Renshaw (Paperback)

About the Book

In this new edition of his classic study of the Industrial Workers of the World, Mr. Renshaw tells the story of how they planned to combine the American working class, and eventually wage earners all over the world, into one big labor union with an industrial basis, a syndical...

Book Synopsis

In this new edition of his classic study of the Industrial Workers of the World, Mr. Renshaw tells the story of how they planned to combine the American working class, and eventually wage earners all over the world, into one big labor union with an industrial basis, a syndicalist philosophy, and a revolutionary aim. "A sensible and penetrating examination....Topical even today."-Robert Kirsch, Los Angeles Times.

Review Quotes

The story of American trade unionism is a sorry one-dirty and tragic-and this is one of the worst chapters.

A careful, balanced work.

A lively introduction to a trying and violent period in American industrial history.

Eminently readable.

Topical even today.

About the Author

Patrick Renshaw, a fellow of the Royal Historical Society, lives in Sheffield, England.