{"product_id":"three-strikes-miners-musicians-salesgirls-and-the-fighting-spirit-of-labors-last-century-9780807050132","title":"Three Strikes: Miners, Musicians, Salesgirls, and the Fighting Spirit of Labor's Last Century","description":"Three renowned historians present stirring tales of labor: Howard Zinn tells the grim tale of the Ludlow Massacre, a drama of beleaguered immigrant workers, Mother Jones, and the politics of corporate power in the age of the robber barons. Dana Frank brings to light the little-known story of a successful sit-in conducted by the 'counter girls' at the Detroit Woolworth's during the Great Depression. Robin D. G. Kelley's story of a movie theater musicians' strike in New York asks what defines work in times of changing technology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16594757\"\u003eHoward Zinn\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16600300\"\u003eRobin D. G. Kelley\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16604371\"\u003eDana Frank\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.58h x 6.68w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807050132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 080705013X\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-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036060\"\u003eUnited States | 20th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL013000\"\u003eLabor \u0026amp; Industrial Relations\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoward Zinn\u003c\/b\u003e (1922-2010) was a historian, author, professor, playwright, and activist. His life's work focused on a wide range of issues including race, class, war, and history, and touched the lives of countless people. His writing celebrated the accomplishments of social movements and ordinary people, and challenged readers to question the myths that justify war and inequality. Zinn's influence lives on in millions of people who have read his work and have been inspired by his actions. He ended his autobiography with these encouraging words: We don't have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an endless succession of presents, and to live now as we think humans should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin D. G. Kelley\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor and Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History at UCLA. He is the author of seven books, including \u003ci\u003eFreedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYo' Mama's DisFunktional!: Fighting the Culture Wars in Urban America\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDana Frank\u003c\/b\u003e, author of the award-winning \u003ci\u003ePurchasing Power: Consumer Organizing, Gender, and the Seattle Labor Movement, 1919-1929\u003c\/i\u003e, is professor of American Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her other works include \u003ci\u003eBuy American: The Untold Story of Economic Nationalism\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLocal Girl Makes History: Exploring Northern California's Kitsch Monuments\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Santa Cruz.","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44707437412589,"sku":"9780807050132","price":33.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_d36a48f6-8ec6-46c0-84bb-c62d022986d8.jpg?v=1703970284","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/three-strikes-miners-musicians-salesgirls-and-the-fighting-spirit-of-labors-last-century-9780807050132","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}