Joe Hill by Franklin Rosemont, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Joe Hill (1877-1915) is the best-known figure in the heroic history of the Industrial Workers of the World (a. k.a. Wobblies). US labour’s most world-renowned martyr and celebrated songwriter, he is remembered above all for his songs in the Little Red Song Book: “The Preacher and the Slave" (“Pie in the Sky"), “Mr Block," “There Is Power in a Union," and many more that are still popular on picket lines today. A monumental work that explores the issues that Joe Hill raised?capitalism, white supremacy, gender, religion, wilderness, law, prison, industrial unionism?and their enduring relevance and impact in the century since his death. Collected too is all of his art, plus scores of other illustrations featuring Hill-inspired art by IWWs from Ralph Chaplin to Carlos Cortez, as well as other labour artists. This book was previously published by Charles H Kerr (2003). | Joe Hill by Franklin Rosemont, Paperback | Indigo Chapters