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The Turbulent Years
A History of the American Worker, 1933-1941
by Irving Bernstein Introduction by Frances Fox Piven

Paperback, 880 pages

ISBN: 9781608460649

July 2010

$28.00 $19.60 30% off

The era of American labor's greatest struggles, vividly reconstructed by one of labor history's greatest historians.

"A broad panorama in brilliant prose." —American Historical Review

In this groundbreaking work of labor history, Irving Bernstein uncovers a period when industrial trade unionism, working-class power, and socialism became the rallying cry for millions of workers in the fields, mills, mines, and factories of America. With an introduction by Frances Fox Piven.

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  • "Everthing important is here, presented in an even-handed, objective way." --Journal of American History "A broad panorama in brilliant prose." --American Historical Review

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