Bill Haywood's Book: The Autobiography of William D. Haywood by William D. Haywood - 1983-03-01

International Publishers , 1929. Book. Very Good-. Hardcover. No additional printings listed. Paper over boards with red cloth spine. Wear to corners. .

New York: International Publishers, 1977. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback edition, 1977, in overall very good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - covers rubbed and light crease to front lower rh corner. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; text bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

New York: International Publishers, 1958. 368 pp. White endpapers, with previous owner's name on ffep. Blue cloth with black titles. Small stains, corners lightly bumped. Red illustrated DJ. Small chips, wear along the edges. VG/GOOD..

New York: International Publishers, 1929. Cloth, 368 pages, including frontispiece (portrait); 22 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Expected browning. Dust jacket, with chipping and tearing/tape repaired along edges, protected in a mylar book cover. Rare in DJ. "This is William D. Haywood's own story, written during the last year of his life. An heroic giant of the American labor movement during its most turbulent years, 'Big Bill' was a Socialist and a founder and leader of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Born in Salt Lake City, he went into the Nevada metal mines at the age of 15, and joined the Western Federation of Miners in 1896 at 27. At 31, he was Secretary-Treasurer of the WFM, and led its epic struggles against the mining trusts. He became the storm center of many other great labor struggles on the eve of the First World War, including the strikes of textile workers in Lawrence, Mass., and in Paterson, N.J. He also led the militant Wobbly 'Free Speech'… Read More