Labor's Story In The United States

"We have long needed a lively and intelligent history of the labor movement in the United States, and Philip Yale Nicholson gives us just that. He provides a rich historical context, and a refreshing class consciousness. I believe this book will be invaluable in educating a new generation about a much neglected and crucial part of the nation's history."-Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States "This is a wonderfully comprehensive narrative of American labor, full of insight and shrewd judgments. It will be exceedingly useful in the classroom."-Nelson Lichtenstein, University of California, Santa Barbara, and author of State of the Union: A Century of American Labor "Nicholson's history of labor is the story of the evolving dynamics of democracy and equality, and it could serve as a general history of the United States from the bottom-up perspective... Labor's Story in the United States is balanced, thoroughly supported, and accessible to an undergraduate or popular readership. Equally important, it is written by a scholar who cares about the people whose story he tells."-WorkingUSA "Nicholson's style is clear and readable, and students were especially engaged by his discussion of the power of capital to shape American culture... [a] monumental work that prods us to consider the fate of labor and democracy."-Labor Studies Journal