When Southern Labor Stirs

Huntington, West Virginia: Appalachian Movement Press, 1972. A facsimile reprint of the first 53 p. of Tom Tippett's book, When Southern Labor Stirs (1931). A brief introduction explains the rationale for republication: "We publish it now as a good introduction to life in the mill towns of Southern Appalachia and to the struggle of Southern Mountain working people against… Read more about this item

Jonathan Cape / Harrison Smith, 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Tan cloth boards under photographic dust jacket. Discoloration to boards near edges, biopredation to inner hinges; jacket with edgewear which is minor except for a 1/2" deep diagonal chip to rear panel. Jacket has wrap-around photo of union strikers. Covers the Danville strike of 1930-31, and the Elizabethton, Gastonia, Marion… Read more about this item

Huntington, WV: Appalachian Movement Press, 1972. Pamphlet. Four 5.5x8.5 inch booklets, reprint of 1972 Appalachian Movement Press series; photos., in very good condition. Four part series dealing with the struggles of Southern Mountain textile workers, and strikes in Elizabethton and Gastonia.

New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1931. xvi, 348p., first edition, in red cloth boards, lacking dustjacket; photoillus., spine a bit toned, else in very good condition. "A description of several Southern textile strikes in 1929, all with violence and severe anti-union measures by employers. The methods of the communist-affiliated National Textile Workers Union, which led the strike… Read more about this item

New York: Jonathan Cape/Harrison Smith, 1931. First Edition. First? Printing. fair. 348, name of previous owner, boards very weak and have been reglued, boards somewhat worn and soiled. Account of the struggle for trade unions in the southern textile industry of the late 1920's/early 1930's. Description of several Southern textile strikes in 1929, all with violence and… Read more about this item

Some rubbing. Good. Frontis.,12pp photoplates American Political History Jonathan Cape New York (1931) orig.cloth 20x14cm, xiii,348,(12)p, Some light scratches & buckling to rear cover. Several pages have neatly and lightly pencilled marks to page margins. Account of the struggle for trade unions in the southern textile industry of the late 1920s-early 1930s. Contents: the Backround; Textile Mill Workers; Mill Conditions;… Read more about this item