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Forty gavels : the life of Reuben G. Soderstrom and the Illinois AFL-CIO
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Biography of the American Labor Movement's longest-serving leader, Reuben G. Soderstrom. As president of the Illinois State Federation of Labor and the Illinois AFL-DIO from 1930-1970, Soderstrom l...
Biography of the American Labor Movement's longest-serving leader, Reuben G. Soderstrom. As president of the Illinois State Federation of Labor and the Illinois AFL-DIO from 1930-1970, Soderstrom led one of the nation's largest labor organizations through the most challenging and impactful events of the twentieth century.
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- Creator
- Carl W. Soderstrom, MD, Robert W. Soderstrom, Chris M. Stevens, Andrew W. Burt
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- Language
- English
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- First edition
- [Peoria, Illinois] : CWS Publishing, LLC, [2017]
- ©2017
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- 3 volumes (31 unnumbered pages, 257 pages; 31 unnumbered pages, 393 pages; 31 unnumbered pages, 404 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, portraits (some color) ; 29 x 34 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780998257501, 0998257508, 9780998257518, 0998257516, 9780998257525, 0998257524
- OCLC
- on1089290069
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- v.1. 1860-1930 : Early years. I. Swedish heritage (1860-1884) ; II. Childhood denied (1885-1905) ; III. Young adulthood (1906-1913) ; IV. Early legislative years (1914-1930) -- v.2. 1930-1949 : Gavel years, part 1. V. The Great Depression and the New Deal (1930-1941) ; VI. WWII and recovery (1942-1949) -- v.3. 1950-1970 : Gavel years, part 2. VII. AFL-CIO merger (1950-1959) ; VIII. Civil rights (1960-1970) ; IX. Epilogues