Jimmy Hoffa was not like Walter Reuther, John L. Lewis, Philip Murray, or other American labor leaders -- he essentially had no ideology; his focus was on financial gain for his union's members. Thaddeus Russell describes Hoffa's rise: from his Indiana boyhood, to his first jobs and involvement with the Teamsters in Detroit, to his rise to leadership within the union, to his often brutal and sometimes corrupt tactics in warfare with employers and other unions, to his troubles within the AFL-CIO and the eventual expulsion ...
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Jimmy Hoffa was not like Walter Reuther, John L. Lewis, Philip Murray, or other American labor leaders -- he essentially had no ideology; his focus was on financial gain for his union's members. Thaddeus Russell describes Hoffa's rise: from his Indiana boyhood, to his first jobs and involvement with the Teamsters in Detroit, to his rise to leadership within the union, to his often brutal and sometimes corrupt tactics in warfare with employers and other unions, to his troubles within the AFL-CIO and the eventual expulsion from the Teamsters, to Hoffa's imprisonment and eventual disappearance. A fascinating story of a controversial American icon that is less a conventional biography tan a history of an important period in the American labor movement.
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Very good, good. 288, illus., notes, index, DJ somewhat worn and soiled, sticker residue at front DJ. The life and times of the powerful labor leader, James Hoffa, who led the Teamsters to dominance in American labor but who disappeared off the face of the earth amid charges of mob ties. Hoffa had enormous power among his workers, in the industry, and with politicians.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Hbk, 288pp, stated 1st edition, illustr b+w photos, an unread copy, excellent, clean, tight and unmarked in fine, unclipped and sleeve-protected dj, as new.
