Mother Jones Speaks: Speeches and Writings of a Working-class Fighter

By: Mother Jones and Philip S. Foner

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Synopsis: "I know of no East or West, North nor South when it comes to my class fighting the battle for justice." From the end of the Civil War until her death in 1930 at the age of 100, Mary Harris "Mother" Jones was a tireless fighter for the working class. Declaring "I reside wherever the workers are fighting the robbers," she participated in battles together with coal miners in West Virginia, garment workers in New York, steelworkers in Chicago, streetcar workers in Texas, brewery workers in Milwaukee, and countless others. For her activities she was frequently victimized by the bosses' system of justice, and spent time in many a prison cell. A prosecutor in West Virginia termed her "the most dangerous woman in America." Much of her efforts went into the great battles to organize the United Mine Workers of America. Throughout the coalfields of West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Alabama, and elsewhere, she joined with miners facing cops and troops, hired gun thugs and special deputies, judges and prosecutors, bringing to bear the power of the union. Today Mother Jones remains a symbol of struggle for miners and their supporters in their ongoing battles against the coal bosses.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 728 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780913460894
Publisher:: Pathfinder Press
Date of Addition:: 04/27/11
Copyrighted By:: Philip S. Foner
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction, Business and Finance
Submitted By:: Deborah Murray
Proofread By:: Bob Wiley
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.