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Witnesses to the Struggle : Imaging the 1930s California Labor Movement
author
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Loftis, Anne.
publisher
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University of Nevada Press
isbn10 | asin
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0874173051
print isbn13
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9780874173055
ebook isbn13
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9780874174403
language
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English
subject
Strikes and lockouts--Agricultural laborers--California--History--20th century--Historiography, Strikes and lockouts--Agricultural laborers--Press coverage--United States, Strikes and lockouts in literature, Performing arts--United States--Plots, themes,
publication date
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1998
lcc
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HD5325.A29L64 1998eb
ddc
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331.892/83/0979409043
subject
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Strikes and lockouts--Agricultural laborers--California--History--20th century--Historiography, Strikes and lockouts--Agricultural laborers--Press coverage--United States, Strikes and lockouts in literature, Performing arts--United States--Plots, themes,
Page i
Witnesses to the Struggle
Page ii
Other Books by the Author
The Great Betrayal. The Evacuation of the Japanese-Americans during World War II (WITH AUDRIE GIRDNER)
California, Where the Twain Did Meet
A Long Time Coming: The Struggle to Unionize America's Farm Workers (WITH DICK MEISTER)
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Witnesses to the Struggle
Imaging the 1930s California Labor Movement
Anne Loftis
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA PRESS / RENO LAS VEGAS
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University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright 1998 by University of Nevada Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Design by Carrie Nelson House
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Loftis, Anne, 1922 Witnesses to the struggle : imaging the 1930s California labor movement / Anne Loftis. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN, 0-87417-305-1 (alk. paper) 1. Strikes and lockoutsAgricultural laborersCalifornia History20th centuryHistoriography. 2. Strikes and lockoutsAgricultural laborersPress coverageUnited States. 3. Strikes and lockouts in literature. 4. Performing artsUnited StatesPlots, themes, etc. 5. Agricultural laborersCalifornia Public opinion. 6. Public opinionUnited States. I. Title. HD5325.A29L64 1997 97-22379 331.892'83'0979409043dc21 CIP
The paper used in this book meets the requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Binding materials were selected for strength and durability.
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FOR SOME VALIANT WOMEN IN MY FAMILY WHO INSPIRED ME: Mary Loftis, Laura Craven, and Lucy Benaouda Meredith Mayer, Jane Mayer, and Cynthia Mayer Mary Ann Radzinowicz Jane Hufft, Amy Hufft, and Patricia Sciarrotta Mary Richardson Davis and Betty Freund
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Contents
List of Illustrations
ix
Preface
xi
1 Shadows in the Land of Sunshine
1
2 The Strikes, the Partisans, and the Press
8
3 Arbitration and Analysis
30
4 "A Wildly Stirring Story": Steinbeck's Interpretation
45
5 The Conversion of Carey McWilliams
62
6 Raids and Reaction
77
7 The Trial
89
8 Literary Repercussions
96
9 Following the Forgotten Americans
107
10 Paul Taylor Finds a Photographer
115
11 The Road to the Grapes of Wrath
141
12 Voices from the Battlements
155
13 "Something Must Be Done, and Done Soon!"
166
14 Aftermath
178
Notes
193
Selected Bibliography
225
Index
231
Page ix
Illustrations
Mexican laborers
10
A Picket Caravan, 1933
12
Lincoln Steffens, Ella Winter, Charles Erskine Scott Wood, and Sara Bard Field, 1924
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