Eric Thomas Chester: 2 books
Covert Network: Progressives, the International Rescue Committee and the CIA
Progressives, the International Rescue Committee and the CIA
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
This book tells the story of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), the largest nonsectarian refugee relief agency in the world. Founded in the 1930s by socialist militants, the IRC attracted the support of renowned progressives such as Eleanor Roosevelt, Norman Thomas, and Reinhold Niebuhr. But...
The Wobblies in Their Heyday: The Rise and Destruction of the Industrial Workers of the World during the World War I Era
The Rise and Destruction of the Industrial Workers of the World during the World War I Era
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
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.
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