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Author : Ronald W. Schatz
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252014383
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (143 download)
Download or read book The Electrical Workers written by Ronald W. Schatz and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Donal Nevin
Publisher : Gill & Macmillan Ltd
ISBN 13 : 071716277X
Total Pages : 1099 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (171 download)
Download or read book James Connolly, A Full Life written by Donal Nevin and published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. This book was released on 2005-08-30 with total page 1099 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Hasn't it been a full life, Lillie, and isn't this a good end?', were James Connolly's last words to his wife in Dublin Castle in the early hours of 12 May 1916 just before his execution for his part in leading the Easter Rising. James Connolly, the son of Irish immigrants, was born in Edinburgh. The first fourteen years of his life were spent in Edinburgh and the next seven years in the King's Liverpool Regiment in Ireland. In 1889, he returned to Edinburgh where he was a socialist activist and organiser for seven years. In 1896, at the age of 28, he was invited to Dublin as socialist organiser, founding the Irish Republican Socialist Party and editing The Workers' Republic. Connolly spent seven years in America between 1903 and 1910, returning to Ireland in 1910 as organiser of the Socialist Party of Ireland. Connolly was appointed Ulster Organiser of the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union by James Larkin, succeeding him as acting general secretary in October 1914. As Commander of the Irish Citizen Army, Connolly joined with leaders of the Irish Republican Brotherhood in the Easter Rising in 1916, becoming Commandant-General of the Dublin Division of the Army of the Republic and Vice-President of the Provisional Government of the Irish Republic. For their part in the Easter Rising, Connolly and thirteen of his fellow revolutionaries were executed in Kilmainham Gaol by the British government. Connolly, the last to be executed, was wounded in the Rising and had to be strapped to a chair to face the firing squad. This biography deals with Connolly's activities as soldier, agitator, propagandist, orator, socialist organiser, pamphleteer, trade union leader, insurgent, and traces the evolution of his political thinking as social democrat, revolutionist, syndicalist, revolutionary socialist, insurrectionist. It is based largely on Connolly's prolific writings in twenty-seven journals in Scotland, England, Ireland, France and America, and some 200 letters which are particularly revealing of his relationships with colleagues. James Connolly is the very best survey of Connolly's remarkable life and times. James Connolly, A Full Life: Table of Contents Preface by Des Geraghty - PART I Edinburgh 1868–1882 - PART II Ireland 1882–1889 - PART III Edinburgh 1889–1896: Social Democrat - PART IV Dublin 1890–1903: Revolutionist - PART V America 1903–1910: Syndicalist - PART VI Writings - PART VII Ireland 1910–1916 The Red and the Green: Revolutionary Socialist–Insurrectionist - PART VIII Revolutionary Thinker - APPENDICES
Author : Peter J. Parish
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134261896
Total Pages : 930 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (342 download)
Download or read book Reader's Guide to American History written by Peter J. Parish and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 930 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are so many books on so many aspects of the history of the United States, offering such a wide variety of interpretations, that students, teachers, scholars, and librarians often need help and advice on how to find what they want. The Reader's Guide to American History is designed to meet that need by adopting a new and constructive approach to the appreciation of this rich historiography. Each of the 600 entries on topics in political, social and economic history describes and evaluates some 6 to 12 books on the topic, providing guidance to the reader on everything from broad surveys and interpretive works to specialized monographs. The entries are devoted to events and individuals, as well as broader themes, and are written by a team of well over 200 contributors, all scholars of American history.
Author : Stephen Kepher
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1682475212
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (824 download)
Download or read book COSSAC written by Stephen Kepher and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Frederick Morgan was appointed COSSAC (Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander), in the spring of 1943, there was no approved plan for a cross-Channel attack and no commander. There was not even agreement about when the re-entry into the Continent would occur. The western Allies were in the midst of a great debate about the strategy or strategies to defeat Nazi Germany. COSSAC's primary task was to create a plan that would be approved by the inter-allied Combined Chiefs of Staff. To gain that authorization, Morgan had to decide where the attack was to take place, address the need for improvised shelters for the transport ships until a port could be captured; create all the structure necessary for a multi-national force that would liberate countries, not occupy them; and convince his superiors that it could be done with the limited forces they were willing to provide. COSSAC presents a new interpretation of Morgan's vital contributions to the development of the OVERLORD plan by exploring his leadership, his unorthodox approach to problem-solving, and his willingness to disregard or modify orders he thought wrong. By constantly taking the initiative to move the discussions forward, Morgan secured the needed political approval of a concept for the Normandy landings that Montgomery and Eisenhower would modify into the D-Day operational plan.
Author : Eric Thomas Chester
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1440833028
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (48 download)
Download or read book The Wobblies in Their Heyday written by Eric Thomas Chester and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During World War I, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) rose to prominence as an effective, militant union and then was destroyed by a devastating campaign of repression launched by the federal government. This book documents the rise and fall of this important industrial labor organization. The Industrial Workers of the World—or "Wobblies," as they were known—included legendary figures from U.S. labor history. Joe Hill, "Big Bill" Haywood, and Elizabeth Gurley Flynn have become a part of American popular folklore. In this book, author Eric T. Chester shows just how dynamic a force the IWW was during its heyday during World War I, and how determined the federal government was to crush this union—a campaign of repression that remains unique in U.S. history. This work utilizes a wide array of archival sources, many of them never used before, thereby giving readers a clearer view and better understanding of what actually happened. The book leads with an examination of the three key events in the history of the IWW: the Wheatfield, CA, confrontation; the Bisbee, AZ, deportation; and the strike of copper miners in Butte, MT. The second part of the book deconstructs the IWW's responses to World War I, the coordinated attack by the federal government upon the union, and how the union unraveled under this attack.
Author : M. Jimmie Killingsworth
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139462288
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)
Download or read book The Cambridge Introduction to Walt Whitman written by M. Jimmie Killingsworth and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-03-08 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walt Whitman is one of the most innovative and influential American poets of the nineteenth century. Focusing on his masterpiece Leaves of Grass, this book provides a foundation for the study of Whitman as an experimental poet, a radical democrat, and a historical personality in the era of the American Civil War, the growth of the great cities, and the westward expansion of the United States. Always a controversial and important figure, Whitman continues to attract the admiration of poets, artists, critics, political activists, and readers around the world. Those studying his work for the first time will find this an invaluable book. Alongside close readings of the major texts, chapters on Whitman's biography, the history and culture of his time, and the critical reception of his work provide a comprehensive understanding of Whitman and of how he has become such a central figure in the American literary canon.
Author : Marion R. Vuilleumier
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738511832
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (118 download)
Download or read book Sagamore Beach written by Marion R. Vuilleumier and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2003-05 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Framed by a two-mile pristine beach with Victorian homes on an overlooking bluff, the Sagamore Beach area has a long history, beginning with the Native American trail that was the forerunner of today's Route 6A. Settlement began when the internationally known Christian Endeavor Society chose the area for a summer colony in 1905. Soon, it was a combined vacation, recreation, and religious community, as well as a haven for families, that hosted numerous activities, including speakers of national fame, conferences, and a traditional swim at eleven every morning. Among stories of colony life in Sagamore Beach are several early attempts to create the Cape Cod Canal. Sagamore Beach became a prime site for viewing the construction of jetties for the canal's east end, the building of Sagamore Bridge, and the first ships transiting the canal.
Author : Anthony V. Esposito
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135640017
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (356 download)
Download or read book The Ideology of the Socialist Party of America, 1901T1917 written by Anthony V. Esposito and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the propaganda literature issued by the Socialist Party before World War I, this study investigates how the party shaped its appeal to an American audience. With the rise of an anti-monopoly reform movement after 1908 that rejected all notions of class, and socialist success in some city elections after 1910, the party confronted growing liberal strength. By 1912-13 this confrontation affected the ideological appeal and unity of the party by pitting the loyalties of class and citizenship against each other. By the time the U.S. entered WWI, the idea of class had become taboo in American politics, driving a wedge between radicals and reformers that persists until today. (Ph.D. dissertation, University of Connecticut, 1992; revised with new preface and index)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book History Line written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Lure of the Forest written by and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2005 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Annual Report written by St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Annual Report of the Board of Directors to the Stockholders written by St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Saint Louis Southwestern Railway Company.(Cotton Belt Route)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Annual report of the board of directors to the stockholders written by Saint Louis Southwestern Railway Company.(Cotton Belt Route) and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 720 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Annual Report to the Directors and Stockholders written by St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company. Cotton Belt Route
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Annual Report of the Board of Directors to the Stockholders ... written by St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company. Cotton Belt Route and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Joseph E. Stevens
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806148144
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)
Download or read book Hoover Dam written by Joseph E. Stevens and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2014-09-12 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spring of 1931, in a rugged desert canyon on the Arizona-Nevada border, an army of workmen began one of the most difficult and daring building projects ever undertaken—the construction of Hoover Dam. Through the worst years of the Great Depression as many as five thousand laborers toiled twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, to erect the huge structure that would harness the Colorado River and transform the American West. Construction of the giant dam was a triumph of human ingenuity, yet the full story of this monumental endeavor has never been told. Now, in an engrossing, fast-paced narrative, Joseph E. Stevens recounts the gripping saga of Hoover Dam. Drawing on a wealth of material, including manuscript collections, government documents, contemporary newspaper and magazine accounts, and personal interviews and correspondence with men and women who were involved with the construction, he brings the Hoover Dam adventure to life. Described here in dramatic detail are the deadly hazards the work crews faced as they hacked and blasted the dam’s foundation out of solid rock; the bitter political battles and violent labor unrest that threatened to shut the job down; the deprivation and grinding hardship endured by the workers’ families; the dam builders’ gambling, drinking, and whoring sprees in nearby Las Vegas; and the stirring triumphs and searing moments of terror as the massive concrete wedge rose inexorably from the canyon floor. Here, too, is an unforgettable cast of characters: Henry Kaiser, Warren Bechtel, and Harry Morrison, the ambitious, headstrong construction executives who gambled fortune and fame on the Hoover Dam contract; Frank Crowe, the brilliant, obsessed field engineer who relentlessly drove the work force to finish the dam two and a half years ahead of schedule; Sims Ely, the irascible, teetotaling eccentric who ruled Boulder City, the straightlaced company town created for the dam workers by the federal government; and many more men and women whose courage and sacrifice, greed and frailty, made the dam’s construction a great human, as well as technological, adventure. Hoover Dam is a compelling, irresistible account of an extraordinary American epic.
Author : Massachusetts. Public Service Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1246 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book First Annual Report of the Public Service Commission written by Massachusetts. Public Service Commission and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 1246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First report includes the 45th Annual report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners.
