Items related to We Stood Together: First-hand Accounts of Dramatic...
First published in 1979, We Stood Together tells the stories of twelve of Canada's outstanding labour leaders and organizers.
Their accounts tell the behind-the-scenes stories of some of the key events in the twentieth-century Canadian history: the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike; the 1935 On-to-Ottawa trek of the unemployed, which played a major role in the defeat of Tory Prime Minister R.B. Bennett; the 1945 Ford strike in Windsor, which consolidated the rights of big industrial unions; the 1972 Common Front of Quebec's public sector workers.
We Stood Together offers vivid and immediate accounts of the most exciting and influential moments in Canadian labour history.
Their accounts tell the behind-the-scenes stories of some of the key events in the twentieth-century Canadian history: the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike; the 1935 On-to-Ottawa trek of the unemployed, which played a major role in the defeat of Tory Prime Minister R.B. Bennett; the 1945 Ford strike in Windsor, which consolidated the rights of big industrial unions; the 1972 Common Front of Quebec's public sector workers.
We Stood Together offers vivid and immediate accounts of the most exciting and influential moments in Canadian labour history.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author:
GLORIA MONTERO is a writer, broadcaster and film-maker.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherLorimer
- Publication date1979
- ISBN 10 0888622694
- ISBN 13 9780888622693
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages262
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Seller Image
WE STOOD TOGETHER: FIRST- HAND ACCOUNTS OF DRAMATIC EVENTS IN CANADA'S LABOUR PAST
Published by
James Lorimer & Co., Toronto
(1979)
ISBN 10: 0888622694
ISBN 13: 9780888622693
Used
Soft cover
First Edition
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. pp: 261. Bound in blue pictorial card covers. The author has collected accounts of eleven pivotal labour events in Canadian history. These include; the infamous 1919 Winnipeg general strike, the struggles to organize (1936-1942) of the Sydney steelworkers, the 1946 strike of the textile workers in Valleyfield, Quebec. A very good copy with moderate edge wear to the covers. The text is clean and free of notes or marks. Seller Inventory # 007143
Buy Used
US$ 24.12
Convert currency
Stock Image
We Stood Together: First-hand Accounts of Dramatic Events in Canada's Labour Past
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Pages clean, binding tight, minor shelf wear, cover slightly rubbed, spine creased in 1 place. Seller Inventory # 34689
Buy Used
US$ 63.95
Convert currency
Stock Image
We Stood Together : First Hand Accounts of Dramatic Events in Canada's Labour Past
Published by
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers, Toronto, ON, Canada
(1979)
ISBN 10: 0888622694
ISBN 13: 9780888622693
Used
Paperback
First Edition
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. First Printing. 261 pages including index. Told for the first time, here are the stories of twelve of Canada's outstanding labour leaders and organizers. Their accounts tell the behind-the-scenes story of some of the key events in twentieth-century Canadian history from the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike, the 1935 On-to-Ottawa trek of the unemployed which played a major role in the defeat of Tory prime minister R.B. Bennett and the 1945 Ford strike in Windsor which consolidated the rights of big industrial unions through to the 1972 Common Front of Quebec's public sector workers. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding solid. Seller Inventory # 83700783
Buy Used
US$ 59.95
Convert currency