{"product_id":"from-blackjacks-to-briefcases-robert-michael-smith-9780821414668","title":"From Blackjacks to Briefcases: A History of Commercialized Strikebreaking and Unionbusting in the United States","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the beginning of the Industrial Age and continuing into the twenty-first century, companies faced with militant workers and organizers have often turned to agencies that specialized in ending strikes and breaking unions. Although their secretive nature has made it difficult to fully explore the history of this industry, \u003ci\u003eFrom Blackjacks to Briefcases\u003c\/i\u003e does just that.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy digging through subpoenaed documents of strike-bound companies, their mercenaries, and the testimony of executive officers and rank-and-file strikebreakers, Robert Smith examines the inner workings of the antiunion industry. In a clear and lively style, he brings to life the violent armed guards employed on the picket line or in the coal camps; the ruffians who filled the armies marshaled by the \"King of the Strikebreakers,\" Pearl Bergoff; the labor spies who wrecked countless unions; and, after the Wagner Act, those who manipulated national labor law to serve their clients.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFrom Blackjacks to Briefcases\u003c\/i\u003e, Smith follows the history of this ongoing struggle and tells a compelling story that parallels the history of the United States over the last century and a half.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Michael Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0821414666\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780821414668\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.32h x 6.36w x 0.54d","brand":"Robert Michael Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947345379583,"sku":"9780821414668","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_26f054b0-623b-4714-9323-1c34a74371c7.jpg?v=1681518173","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-blackjacks-to-briefcases-robert-michael-smith-9780821414668","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}