{"product_id":"iww-songs-to-fan-the-flames-of-discontent-a-facsimile-reprint-of-the-nineteenth-edition-1923-of-the-little-red-song-book-9781604869507","title":"I.W.W. Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent: A Facsimile Reprint of the Nineteenth Edition (1923) of the Little Red Song Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eA RADICAL LABOR CLASSIC\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUndoubtedly the most popular book in American labor history, the I.W.W.'s \u003cem\u003eLittle Red Song Book\u003c\/em\u003e has been a staple item on picket lines and at other workers' gatherings for generations, and has gone through numerous editions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs a result of I.W.W. efforts to keep up with the times, however, recent versions of the songbook have omitted most of the old-time favorites, especially the raucous lyrics of the free-spirited hoboes who made up such a large portion of the union's membership in its heyday. For example, recent versions have left out all but a few of the celebrated songs of Joe Hill, T-Bone Slim, Ralph Chaplin, and other pioneer bards of the One Big Union--and many of the few remaining older songs have been abridged or otherwise modified.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe steadily mounting interest in Wobbly history and culture warrants this facsimile edition of a classic \u003cem\u003eLittle Red Song Book\u003c\/em\u003e from the union's Golden Age. Reprinted here is the Nineteenth Edition, originally issued in 1923, the year the I.W.W. reached its peak membership.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOf the fifty-two songs in this book, the overwhelming majority have not been included in the I.W.W.'s own songbooks for many years. Here are such classics as Joe Hill's \"John Golden and the Lawrence Strike,\" \"We Will Sing One Song,\" \"Scissor Bill,\" \"The Tramp,\" and others; T-Bone Slim's \"I'm Too Old to Be a Scab,\" \"Mysteries of a Hobo's Life,\" \"I Wanna Free Miss Liberty,\" and others; Ralph Chaplin's \"All Hell Can't Stop Us,\" \"Up from Your Knees,\" \"May Day Song,\" and more; and other songs by C.G. Allen, Richard Brazier, Pat Brennan, James Connolly, Laura Payne Emerson, and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNinety years ago these songs were sung with gusto in Wobbly halls and hobo jungles from Brooklyn to San Pedro. And they're still fun to sing today!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14516383\"\u003eIndustrial Workers of the World (I W. W.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PM Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.70h x 4.00w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781604869507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 160486950X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MUS\"\u003eMusic\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MUS037000\"\u003ePrinted Music | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MUS\"\u003eMusic\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MUS017000\"\u003eGenres \u0026amp; Styles | Folk \u0026amp; Traditional\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MUS\"\u003eMusic\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MUS052000\"\u003eLyrics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Industrial Workers of the World\u003c\/b\u003e is an international industrial union that was formed in 1905. The IWW promotes the concept of \"One Big Union,\" and contends that all workers should be united as a social class and that capitalism and wage labor should be abolished. They are based in Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PM Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48458767761645,"sku":"9781604869507","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_35b1e2f2-4fc5-4111-a3ab-115e466691df.jpg?v=1753618955","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/iww-songs-to-fan-the-flames-of-discontent-a-facsimile-reprint-of-the-nineteenth-edition-1923-of-the-little-red-song-book-9781604869507","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}