William Z. Foster and the Tragedy of American Radicalism

by James R. Barrett

Book Overview

In this trenchant work, James Barrett traces the political journey of a leading worker radical whose life and experiences encapsulate radicalism's rise and fall in the United States.

A self-educated wage earner raised in the slums of a large industrial city, William Z. Foster became a brilliant union organizer who helped build the American Federation of Labor and, later, radical Trade Union Educational League. Embracing socialism, syndicalism,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252070518
• ISBN13: 9780252070518
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"