Centralia Dead March - Brossura

Churchill, Thomas

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0915306174 ISBN 13: 9780915306176

Casa editrice: Curbstone Pr, 1995

Riassunto

Centralia Dead March is a documentary novel based on the struggle of a radical union to establish better working conditions and solidarity among lumbermen, miners, railroad and migrant workers during the early part of this century. Wesley Everest, Ray Becker, Bert and O.C. Bland, Loren Roberts and Eugene Barnett lived and worked around Centralia, Washington and were active in the Wobblies, the International Workers of the World. Because of its doctrine of worker unity, its stand against racist hiring practices and its call for militant tactics, the I.W.W., the most feared union among the ruling classes, was subject to massive arrests and numerous court actions. When the I.W.W. led the northwester woods out on strike during the First World War because wages had dropped while production increased, they were branded "traitors" in the local papers. On November 11, 1919, during the first Armistice parade, a mob of Centralia "patriots" raided the union hall. In the conflict, three soldiers were shot by workers defending their property; Everest was beaten, castrated, and hanged from a bridge; and seven workers--including Becker, the Blands, Roberts, and Barnett--were sentenced to from 25 to 40 years. Centralia Dead March recreates these historical events and examines the long-term consequences of the violence and repression.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Thomas Churchill is a poet and novelist residing in Northwestern Washington.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Curbstone Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0915306174
• ISBN 13: 9780915306176
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 277