Her rallying cry was famous: "Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living." A century ago, Mother Jones was a celebrated organizer and agitator, the very soul of the modern American labor movement. At coal strikes, steel strikes, railroad, textile, and brewery strikes, Mother Jones was always there, stirring the workers to action and enraging the powerful. In this first biography of "the most dangerous woman in America, " Elliott J. Gorn proves why, in the words of Eugene V. Debs, Mother Jones "has won her way into ...
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Her rallying cry was famous: "Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living." A century ago, Mother Jones was a celebrated organizer and agitator, the very soul of the modern American labor movement. At coal strikes, steel strikes, railroad, textile, and brewery strikes, Mother Jones was always there, stirring the workers to action and enraging the powerful. In this first biography of "the most dangerous woman in America, " Elliott J. Gorn proves why, in the words of Eugene V. Debs, Mother Jones "has won her way into the hearts of the nation's toilers, and . . . will be lovingly remembered by their children and their children's children forever."
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Add this copy of Mother Jones to cart. $3.18, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Hill & Wang.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo. xiii, 408pp, b/w ills, index. Prev owner's signature on the front flyleaf. Cloth-backed papered boards in dust-jacket. A biography of Mary Harris Jones (1837-1903), celebrated organizer and agitator, the very soul of workers' protest movements in the early 20th century.
Add this copy of Mother Jones: the Most Dangerous Woman in America to cart. $19.95, very good condition, Sold by Peninsula Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Traverse City, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Hill & Wang.
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Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 0809070936. Biography of Mary G. Harris Jones (1837-1930), an Irish-American labor organizer. Original publisher's gray paper covered boards with a black spine and gilt spine lettering. Contains an index and source notes in the rear. One signature was bound by the publisher slightly askew, else this is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no previous owner names and no bookplates. There are two bookshop stickers at the lower edge of the rear panel of the dust jacket, else the dust jacket is in similarly nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings.; B&W Illustrations; 8vo, 8"-9" tall; 408 pages.
Add this copy of Mother Jones: the Most Dangerous Woman in America to cart. $22.90, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2001 by Hill & Wang.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 750grams, ISBN: 0809070936.
