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Book SynopsisThe definitive biography of David Dubinsky, one of the most controversial and influential labour leaders in 20th-century America
Trade Review"The Master of Seventh Avenue explores the life of David Dubinsky, an East European Jewish immigrant who grew up with the ILGWU. One of the most forceful labor leaders of the twentieth century, Dubinsky also pioneered in the civil rights movement, actively involved his union in domestic politics, and fought vigorously for all workers in the international sphere. One of the most forceful labor leaders of the twentieth century, Dubinsky also pioneered in the civil rights movement, actively involved his union in domestic politics, and fought vigorously for all workers in the international sphere. Parading across the pages of this insightful and colorful biography are men like, George Meany, Sidney Hillman, John L. Lewis, Fiorello LaGuardia, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S Truman, John F. Kennedy, Arthur Goldberg, and Adlai Stevenson. Parmet examines the work of labor leaders and politicians from the inside out. It is certainly a sight worth viewing." -- Leonard Dinnerstein,author of Antisemitism in America
"A major work of scholarly research and writing." -- Ira Leonard,Southern Connecticut State University
"Within an institutional history of Dubinsky as a uniquely influential labor warrior, Parmet finds room to portray the man as well as the public figure." -- Kalman Goldstein,Fairleigh Dickinson University
"Parmet's work will surely have an honored place on the shelves of Cornell University's Kheel Labor Center, as has an earlier work, David Dubinsky: A Life with Labor, co-authored by Dubinsky himself and A.H. Raskin, one of the New York Times's famed labor reporters." * The Weekly Standard *
"This volume, which contains an eight-page photo section, will appeal to labor history scholars and biography enthusiasts." * CHOICE, recommended *
Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1 Escape from Czarism 2 East Side Socialist 3 At War within the ILGWU 4 Second in Command5 Acting President 6 Dubinsky's Union 7 A World of Con?ict 8 Fast Company9 Beyond the Blue Eagle10 Industrial Unionism and Labor Politics11 An Independent Spirit 12 Allies and Adversaries13 Home at Last 14 War on Two Fronts 15 Cold War Liberal16 Labor Statesman17 Riding High at Home and Abroad 18 Trouble on Seventh Avenue 19 End of an Era 20 Honorary President Notes IndexAbout the Author
