JOHN L. LEWIS

by Saul Alinsky ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 28, 1949

John L. Lewis is always news. This is the story of a 30 year, one-man war. The author confesses his bias- in favor of labor, in friendship with Lewis, but he manages to present Lewis convincingly, with his complicated personality, his inconsistencies, his dynamic power, his ruthless use of any means to his end. He traces the steps by which he reached the peak from the pits of Illinois mines. He tells how he created C.I.O. in protest over the limitations of A.F. of L.; of how he secured his own U.M.W. even at the cost of dictatorship. He goes behind the scenes for his breaks with Green, with Murray, with Roosevelt. But the end all are the gains for his miners -- in pay, in safety, in security. Brilliant analysis, an unflaggingly interesting chapter in American labor.

Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1949

ISBN: 1164510517

Page Count: -

Publisher: Putnam

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1949

Categories: NONFICTION