{"product_id":"strike-songs-of-the-depression-timothy-p-lynch-9781934110362","title":"Strike Songs of the Depression","description":"The Depression brought unprecedented changes for American workers and organized labor. As the economy plummeted, employers cut wages and laid off workers, while simultaneously attempting to wrest more work from those who remained employed. \u003cp\u003eIn mills, mines, and factories workers organized and resisted, striking for higher wages, improved working conditions, and the right to bargain collectively. As workers walked the picket line or sat down on the shop floor, they could be heard singing. This book examines the songs they sang at three different strikes: the Gastonia, North Carolina, textile mill strike (1929), Harlan County, Kentucky, coal mining strike (1931-32), and Flint, Michigan, automobile sit-down strike (1936-37). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether in the Carolina Piedmont, the Kentucky hills, or the streets of Michigan, the workers' songs were decidedly class-conscious. All show the workers' understanding of the necessity of solidarity and collective action. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Flint the strikers sang: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Timothy P. Lynch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1934110361\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781934110362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Timothy P. Lynch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445903470847,"sku":"9781934110362","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9d67b38a-e345-49d7-9140-865611070fe3.jpg?v=1777221393","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/strike-songs-of-the-depression-timothy-p-lynch-9781934110362","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}