Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor
by Kim Kelly Author
A sweeping and ambitious intersectional history of the labor movement in the United States. From Starbucks unionization efforts to Portland's Stripper strike, coal miners to incarcerated workers, covering historic labor leaders and struggles as well as the critical labor efforts of our contemporary moment, journalist Kim Kelly delves into the rich but too-little-known history of the ongoing fight of working people in America. Thoroughly researched and vibrantly told, this book delves into the contributions of people marginalized by their gender, race, orientation, ethnicity, and more, in addition to their class status—crafting a vivid tapestry of what can still be won when we fight together. (This book may contain a sharpie mark on the top or bottom edge and may show mild signs of shelfwear.)
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Comments & Reviews
although it is a fictional book, it's sort of mishmash of actual events and people. it's a great book.
Dr Ben Reitman, self proclaimed "King of the Hobos" keeps your eyes glued to the pages as you read this tale of the (sadly) fictional character Box Car Bertha Thompson. She takes to the road to experience every aspect of the underworld "I had wanted to know how it felt to be a hobo, a radical, a prostitute, a thief, a reformer, a social worker & a revolutionist. Now I know".
Yeah, this book actually isn't an autobiography. Apparently in the beginning it was advertised as one. Here's a little note from the publisher "In this, the 4th time that Boxcar Bertha has been reissued, we feel obliged for the first time to make it plain that this is in fact a work of fiction. This takes nothing away from the book as far as we are concerned."
Actually, a fictional book
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