John L. Lewis (1880-1969), who ruled the United Mine Workers for four decades beginning in 1919, defied presidents, challenged Congress, and kept American polit

Dramatically, from personal acquaintance and Lewis’s own files, Saul Alinsky writes here the inside story of one of the most powerful men in America. Its reve

Reproduces correspondence, notebooks, speech drafts, printed copies of speeches and reports, memorabilia, clippings, and photographs from the Lewis papers in th

Biography of John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers of America.

Looks at Lewis's 4 decades as UMW president and the 20th century American labor movement. Contains detailed chronology.