Joe Hill. IWW Songwriter
by Nolan, Dean & Fred Thompson
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No DJ Issued
- ISBN 10
- 091712409X
- ISBN 13
- 9780917124099
- Seller
-
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Chicago: Chicago General Membership Branch Industrial Workers of the World, Chicago, USA, 1979. Assumed First Edition . Stapled Wraps. Very Good/No DJ Issued. The story of the Swedish-born , American labor organizer, (1879 - 1915) songwriter, cartoonist, satirical poet and member of the Industrial Workers of the World (Wobblies), who was accused of murder, convicted on circumstantial evidence and executed by the state of Utah. Hill was convicted for the 1914 murder of grocers based on the evidence of a same-night gun-shot wound to Hill, which was treated by a local doctor. A 2011 biography by William M. Adler conjectured that Hill was a shooting victim of a Swedish-born rival for the affection of a young woman who was romantically involved with both men. 32 page-pamphlet with text, lyrics & music for 'Workers of the World Awaken'; 'Casey Jones'; & 'The Preacher and the Slave'. Slight edge, corner wear and very slight soiling. Pages clean, tight and unmarked. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- High Park Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001900
- Title
- Joe Hill. IWW Songwriter
- Author
- Nolan, Dean & Fred Thompson
- Format/Binding
- Stapled Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Assumed First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 091712409X
- ISBN 13
- 9780917124099
- Publisher
- Chicago General Membership Branch Industrial Workers of the World, Chicago, USA
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- Anerican Labor Hiistory / Labor Music
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music; U.S. History;
- X weight
- 0 kg
Terms of Sale
High Park Books
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About the Seller
High Park Books
Biblio member since 2007
Kitchener, Ontario
About High Park Books
We are a small independent bookseller specializing in non-fiction, music, art, poetry, Canadian local history, Mennonite history, Canadian literature, children's literature and books on native issues.
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- First Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.