Author: JOE GLAZER, EDITH FOWKE
Title: 'Songs of Work and Freedom' 1960 Signed 1st Edition
Description: Chicago, Roosevelt University. 1960, 1st Edition. Comb binding, 4to - over 9¾. Book, 1960, signed 1st Edition --'Songs of Work and Freedom'-- Signed & inscribed in 1963 by Joe Glazer, Educational Director of the United Rubber Workers, AFL-CIO. Co-written with Canadian folklorist, Edith Fowke. Labor songs about the people, movements, events in the history of labor in the US and internationally. Table of contents-- SOLIDARITY FOREVER/ ON THE LINE/ DOWN IN A COAL MINE/ HARD TIMES IN A MILL/ TAKE THE HAMMER/ MEN OF THE SOIL/ BLOW YE WINDS IN THE MORNING/ HARD TRAVELING/ THE RICH MAN AND THE POOR MAN/ O FREEDOM!/ THESE THINGS SHALL BE. In nice collectible condition-- 10.5" x 8.25", plastic comb-binding, 208 pp, record list, reading list, index of titles and first lines. Dedication: To the men and women throughout the world who work in mine and mill, in field and factory, on sea and on the railroads, we dedicate this rich heritage of song and story about themselves, their despairs, their aspirations. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. Inscribed by Author(s).

Keywords: Labor, socialism, unions, workers,WPA, AFL-CIO, teamsters, civil rights, socialism, radicals, folk music