The Samuel Gompers Papers, Vol. 5: An Expanding Movement at the Turn of the Century, 1898-1902 Volume 5

by Samuel Gompers

The years 1898-1902 were prosperous for the U.S., marked by economic growth and industrial expansion, a rising material standard of living, and low unemployment. The period was one of unprecedented growth for the American Federation of Labor (AFL), and it found Samuel Gompers continuing to advocate the organization of all workers and focusing his efforts on establishment of local and national trade unions, central labor bodies, and state federations,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252020081
• ISBN13: 9780252020087
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 2.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.3"