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Foster, William Z : AMERIKALAISEN TYÖVÄENLIIKKEEN VARARIKKO

Fitchburg, Mass. : Amerikan Suomalaisten Kustannusliikkeiden Kustantama., 1923.

8vo. 99 pages. In Finnish. SUBJECT (S) : Fiction; Labor Unions - United States; Trade Union Unity League (U. S. ) . Translation of The Bankruptcy of the American Labor Movement. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (Northern Michigan Univ, Minnesota Hist Soc, Lakehead Univ) . Foster was born in Taunton Massachusetts in 1881. He went to work at age 10, and was a jack of all trades, having been, among other things, a sculptor's apprentice, a sailor, a logger, a railroad man, a street car driver, and a farmer. In 1900 Foster joined the Socialist Party, but was expelled in 1909, and then joined the I. W. W. , and, at different times, the Workers' Party, of which he was a chair, and, after a trip to Russia, the Communist Party. He is best known for writing books on labor and socialism, and for political agitation, including leading hundreds of thousand of steel workers on strikes. In 1924, he ran for United States president in the first Communist election campaign. (de Leon, 77) Torn at bottom of spine, moisture spots on front cover, text clean, good condition. (FIN-14-21)

Foster, William Z : AMERIKALAISEN TYÖVÄENLIIKKEEN VARARIKKO

Fitchburg, Mass. : Amerikan Suomalaisten Kustannusliikkeiden Kustantama., 1923.

8vo. 99 pages. In Finnish. SUBJECT (S) : Fiction; Labor Unions - United States; Trade Union Unity League (U. S. ) . Translation of The Bankruptcy of the American Labor Movement. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (Northern Michigan Univ, Minnesota Hist Soc, Lakehead Univ) . Foster was born in Taunton Massachusetts in 1881. He went to work at age 10, and was a jack of all trades, having been, among other things, a sculptor's apprentice, a sailor, a logger, a railroad man, a street car driver, and a farmer. In 1900 Foster joined the Socialist Party, but was expelled in 1909, and then joined the I. W. W. , and, at different times, the Workers' Party, of which he was a chair, and, after a trip to Russia, the Communist Party. He is best known for writing books on labor and socialism, and for political agitation, including leading hundreds of thousand of steel workers on strikes. In 1924, he ran for United States president in the first Communist election campaign. (de Leon, 77) Ex library with sticker on spine and card pocket, covers stained, text clean, good condition. (FIN-14-22)

Foster, William Z : AMERIKALAISEN TYÖVÄENLIIKKEEN VARARIKKO

Fitchburg, Mass. : Amerikan Suomalaisten Kustannusliikkeiden Kustantama., 1923.

8vo. 99 pages. In Finnish. SUBJECT (S) : Fiction; Labor Unions - United States; Trade Union Unity League (U. S. ) . Translation of The Bankruptcy of the American Labor Movement. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (Northern Michigan Univ, Minnesota Hist Soc, Lakehead Univ) . Foster was born in Taunton Massachusetts in 1881. He went to work at age 10, and was a jack of all trades, having been, among other things, a sculptor's apprentice, a sailor, a logger, a railroad man, a street car driver, and a farmer. In 1900 Foster joined the Socialist Party, but was expelled in 1909, and then joined the I. W. W. , and, at different times, the Workers' Party, of which he was a chair, and, after a trip to Russia, the Communist Party. He is best known for writing books on labor and socialism, and for political agitation, including leading hundreds of thousand of steel workers on strikes. In 1924, he ran for United States president in the first Communist election campaign. (de Leon, 77) Small spots on covers, otherwise very good condition. (FIN-14-23)

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