Julian Messner 1972 First edition. Presumed 1st Edition. Hard cover Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Signed by previous owner. structurally intact, slight yellowing to pages, minimal soil & wear, dust jacket has done admirable job protecting book which only shows some minor edge & corner wear on cover, dust jacket... 190 pages, includes index. A biography of one of organized labor's first leaders known for the violence of his tactics and for founding the Industrial Workers of the World.

ISBN10: 0671325442, ISBN13: 9780671325442, [publisher: Julian Messner, New York] Hardcover First Edition Biography for teens of the labor leader. "The tragedy of Big Bill Haywood and his Wobblies is that they fought bravely for a cause that had nobility, but tarnished it by fighting for it the wrong way." Hardcover in jacket, as pictured; bound with reinforced hinges, covers matching the jacket - the 'Messner Certified Edition', presumably intended for libraries, though this copy has no library markings. Light wear to book, ink name, number, & date on free endsheet; price-clipped jacket (upper corner) shows some edgewear, chips, short tears, tiny scuffs, hint of spine fade; MCE price of $4.29 remains on lower corner; paper lightly tanned. Text clean; 190 pages + note on the author; index, bibliography. Size: Small Octavo
[Beloit, WI, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1972]
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Julian Messner Publishing -, Date: 1972. Hardcover/pub.1972/Fair condition (ex-lib)/190 pages - Big Bill Haywood, leader of the Wobblies, was revered and reviled all across America. His goal was economic justice, to be achieved by the power of workers united in "one big union," the indust rial workers of the world. [AH225923]. Hard Cover. Good. 1972. Julian Messner Publishing - [US]